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VESSEL

Unique ID: SF6285

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Two animal-head terminals, one slightly larger than the other, from a rectangular drop handle from a chafing dish. They may be from the same vessel or even from the same handle. Each has a circular-section stub emerging from the back of the head, and the larger one has a corner surviving before the break. The heads are made separately, and are oval in section (9 x 12 and 10 x 13 mm); the smaller is 15 mm long and the larger 16 mm long. The heads have engraved details; a line over the brow, broadly fluted diagonal ears behind, and a V-shaped groove on each side representing an open mouth. The larger head also has sub-triangular eyes, and it is orientated so that the corner turns up towards the top of the head. See Egan 1998, p. 175 for parallels. The two fragments weigh 11.8g and 10.14g.

Sub class: handle

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 2
Weight: 21.94 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th April 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK CHELMONDISTON

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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