cauldron
- Museum number
- 1991,0411.2866
- Description
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Lugged cauldron raised from a single sheet of bronze; Gammertingen type. The body has flaring shoulders, a sharply-rounded girth and a gently curving base. The rim is flat and out-turned and develops into two opposed triangular lugs with out-turned tips. Each lug is pierced. The iron handle is made from a rod, hammered flat into an arc that matches the rim and twisted so that it can lie parallel to it; the tapering ends pierce the lugs and curve back to prevent slippage. Traces of charring on the outer surface are evidence of its use over a fire.
- Dimensions
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Height: 160 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2002 12 Mar-present, Suffolk, Sutton Hoo Visitor Centre, 'Burial Ground of the Kings', LT Loan.
- Acquisition date
- 1991
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1991,0411.2866
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 48/8253