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Description: | A fragment of thin sheet copper alloy. The fragment has two longer sides and two shorter sides. The fragment is slightly curved in profile. One of the longer sides is straight, the second curves outwards (i.e. it is concave) and is broken towards one end. This broken edge adjoins one of the shorter sides, which is otherwise straight. The second shorter side is entirely broken, and partially folded over. In the only complete corner of the fragment (a right angled corner), there is a small sub-circular perforation. In the broken edge nearest to this corner, there is also a rounded edge, which may represent a second sub-circular perforation ?? the break having run though this.
The fragment is decorated with a line of punched dots around the original portion of the perimeter. These are visible in relief on one side, and are recessed on the other. The fragment has a well developed green patina and the breaks do not appear to be recent. As well as the breaks, there are some creases on the fragment, transverse to the orientation of the longer sides. Otherwise, the fragment is in good condition.
The fragment is 36.8mm long, between 12.9 and 16.2mm wide and approximately 0.6mm thick. The fragment weighs 1.6g. The punched dot decoration on sheet copper alloy can be seen on workboxes dating from the late seventh to early eighth century (e.g. see PAS records LVPL1644 and WAW-DA3434), and this fragment may date from a similar period. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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