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Description: | A copper-alloy possible furniture fitting or knob. Measuring 19.9mm in length and 14.2mm in width at its widest point this knob is roughly circular in cross-section with a waisted centre (that is spindle shaped). The smaller terminal is circular in plan, with a slightly concave upper face, it tapers towards the waisted centre and measures 11.7mm in diameter. In the centre of the knob there is a circular ridge decorated with circumferential grooves. The larger terminal, 14.2mm in diameter also tapers towards the centre and has a circumferential groove near to its edge. It too has a slightly concave upper face which is now filled with iron corrosion. There are also two opposing U-shaped slots cut out of the upper rim of this terminal. This terminal end was therefore presumably where this knob was attached to possibly a draw or larger item of furniture of some kind.
This knob could be Roman or later in date and no exact parallel could be found for it. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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