Hunterian Museum Object 105793: GLAHM:B.1914.584 - HANDLE, Firth Parish, Orkney


Description

Description
Handle; Bronze handle, curved into a U-shape with hole pierced through centre, the curved part in the form of a flat bank with a groove along each edge, the terminals tubular and decorated with ridges (groups of four) [remains of other handle roughly square decorated with ridges(?)]. Found in peat.
Object Number
GLAHM:B.1914.584
Object Name/Type(s)
handle
Material
copper alloy

Dimensions

Height
None recorded.
Width
None recorded.

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
None recorded.
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
Firth Parish, Orkney, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr Andrew Henderson Bishop (Donor) 1914

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