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Description: | A post medieval or modern unidentified iron object which is 128.18mm long and circular in section at one end with a diameter of 32.71mm. The other end is sub rectangular in section and is 30.09mm wide and 10.08mm thick. It weighs 137.29g. The object is a cone of thin (4mm) iron with a V shaped gap down one side. At the apex of the cone is a solid rectangular and flared terminal, a little like a fish tail. The hollow cone is filled with rust and soil. The object appears to be a terminal form something. The date and exact function are unknown but the metal is too solid and complete to be more than a few hundred years old. There is no decoration or evidence of attachment. The object was found at Towton Battlefield, but experts from the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology doubt that it is related to the battle in 1461. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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