Record ID: BM-D28487
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large, almost complete, iron cauldron or bucket handle, possibly dating to the Roman period. The handle comprises an arched, D-sectioned strip of iron. At each end, the strip tapers to form terminals which are broken and bent slightly outwards. Two flat plates are visible which presumably originally attached to the body of the cauldron. The hanger is 225mm wide, 140mm in height and a maximum of 20mm thick. The handle weighs 235 grams. This is the largest of the Piercebridge handles, and may have been large enough to be used to carry or suspend a small cauldron or bucket (see Han…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
Spatial data recorded.