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Description: | A fragment of an unidentifed object made of copper-alloy. Consisting of a thin sheet, roughly rectangular in shape measuring 26.4mm by 20mm in size with torn distorted edges. The fragment has a black patina and appears to be heat damaged and partially melted. One face has decorative ribs each one seperated by a slightly concave groove, the other is smooth. Projecting from one edge is a narrow spur connecting to a smaller narrow ribbed sheet of a similar nature. Both sheets are thin at one end, c0.6mm, and thicker at the other, c3.8mm, where the second sheet is joined.
It is unclear what artefact this object represents. There are some fine ribbed bracelet and other miscellaneous fragments in the Isleham hoard and the condition and colouration of this fragment may support this date. However, it also has similarities with some Roman rossette type brooches. Its date is therefore possibly Bronze Age to Roman. | 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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