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Description: | Fragment of an unidentified object made from cast copper alloy. It is flat and 11 mm thick, and the surviving fragment is triangular with openwork decoration. At the apex there is a flattened area, with a circular-section rod projecting from the centre of the thick edge; near here is a casting flaw. The rod is waisted and ends in a button, so looks very much like a rivet. The line of the projecting rod is continued into the object by a bar which divides the apex of the triangle into two smaller triangles. Above the base of each triangle is an incomplete circular element. Between the two circles there appears to have been a hollow which is filled with corroded lead, probably from solder. The heavy cast copper alloy, with a matt pale green patina, has a distinctly Roman appearance, but the function of this object is unknown.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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