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Description: | Unidentified copper-alloy object. A curved rod, one end is pentagonal in section (5 x 6 mm) and appears to be broken (old break); there is some iron staining here. The rod widens to a maximum of 11 mm, then flattens and narrows to a waist before flaring out again to a rectilinear end, 15 mm wide, which also appears to be broken. The rod curves slightly along its length with the flat reverse forming the inside of the curve. Similar objects are already recorded on the Portable Antiquities Database and their function is unknown; it has been suggested that they may be thumb-pieces from fairly modern latches, but until we have a positive identification it seems wise to continue to record them.
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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