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Description: | The item has three stylistic portions, the terminal which is flat and waisted, the central portion which is circular in cross section, and the lower portion which appears unfinished. The terminal has a flat straight edge with five parallel slots along the edge. One corner of this edge is missing, not a recent break. Two of this slots appear to be filled by a rectangular shaped material, which is dark brown and shiny in colour and texture - ?iron. This portion of the item tapers in plan and expands forming a droplet shape. The droplet shape is decorated with a low relief ring and dot design. The droplet shape is seated on the circular sectioned stem of the item. This portion has four wide sections of varying width joined by more narrow sections. The third portion of the item protrudes from the base of the last circular sectioned component and is sub-rectangular in section which gradually tapers to a blunt point. Remains of the casting seams is visible on either side of this portion. This portion may suggest it was fixed into a type of socket. The surface of the item has a slight red coloured corrosion and small traces of a heavy dark green patina. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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