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HANGING BOWL
Unique ID: NMGW-72FDF0
Object type certainty: Certain
Near complete copper alloy escutcheon from a hanging bowl or bucket, probably of Late Iron Age date, C. 50 BC to 100 AD. The escutcheon body is of globular form with an integral large incomplete loop, presumably to secure a handle. The body of the mount appears slightly domed, and is decorated with a motif consisting of two high raised moulded opposed semicircular arcs, with a slight break in-between the two. Beneath the raised motif is a circular attachment hole, placed off centre and surrounded with iron corrosion. It is possible to suggest this means of attachment is a secondary repair because of the relative carelessness of the work. The rear of the mount at the base is angled (c. 30 degrees from the vertical), suggesting the escutcheon would have been out-splayed at the vessel rim, or more likely, would have incorporated the in-turning upper body of the vessel, ensuring the escutcheon would have been vertical. Above the base, the rear has a wide groove to accommodate the vessel rim. The lower arm of the groove is wide and curved, while the upper arm is short and straight. The rear of the loop is flat, and there are the remnants of a slight step at the base of the loop. The rear of the mount was originally probably soldered onto the vessel.
Notes:
The design of the rear of the mount would suggest a vessel with an inward turning upper body and a deep rim, possibly rolled.
Class: Escutcheon
Evidence of reuse: Possible evidence of repair
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Length: 53.2 mm
Width: 30.2 mm
Thickness: 15.5 mm
Weight: 46.3 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: West Midlands
County: Shropshire
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2003
Personal details
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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2003.152.1
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Created:
Tuesday 16th September 2003
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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