fire-basket

Object Number

SMM1675

Name

fire-basket

Description

Iron fire-basket. Consists of three different kinds of component: (a) a main

socketed arm which runs straight for c. 13 cms.

then bends sharply down and is broken off at the point where it is turning upwards again; (b) two smaller side-arms which are set opposite each other at the point where (a) begins to bend downwards

and which run horizontally in a curve such that the two of them

and (a)

would all have eventually met at the same point and described

respectively

the rim and central axis of an open hemisphere; (c) a number of small cross-struts

also curved

which emerge from each side of the curved part of (a) and run up to join the side-arms (b). The whole thing

once mounted on a shaft

would have had the form of a large

open- work scoop or basket. The preserved length of (a)

in three joining fragments

has L. 37.5 and D. 2.3 in main shaft

0.9 in curved part

and is cylindrical. The stump of one of the side-arms (b) is preserved on one side and

with a joining length attached

has L. 13.7 preserved and D. 0.9

tapering to 0.6 at final break. Parts of three cross-struts (c) can be restored

one short one (L. 6) completely so; the others

further along

will have been much longer (up to 15 cms.). The section is again cylindrical

Ds. ranging from 0.5 to 0.7

Specimen Count

1

Preservation State

Incomplete

Collection Date From

1978

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

219.f65

SF 65

EMu IRN

44251