Record ID: LVPL-6B5E02 - MEDIEVAL lamp hanger

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LAMP HANGER

Unique ID: LVPL-6B5E02

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast copper alloy lamp hanger dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is incomplete with two rectangular arms and the remains of a third arm. The arms are rectangular in cross-section and flare out slightly towards before they terminate in a folded over loop. There is a large regular perforation in the centre of the object through which would have been attached a central shaft or stem. The object has a dark brown patina and is worn.

The lamp hanger would have been used with chains, to be suspended, and to have hanging lamps suspended from it. A similar example coming from a fourteenth century context from Medieval London, is illustrated in Egan, The Medieval Household, no.357. Similar examples which can be found on the database are SF-A9D0C5 and ESS-DB3F66.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Length: 64.58 mm
Width: 23.81 mm
Thickness: 6.43 mm
Weight: 10 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North West
County: Cheshire
District: Chester
To be known as: Mollington

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Vanessa Oakden - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Vanessa Oakden - [view all attributed records]

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