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Description: | A copper-alloy unidentified object consisting of a flat circular-shaped terminal and hollow cylindrical part. The terminal measures 23mm in diameter, has two circular grooves and a solid cylindrical-shaped knob protruding from its centre, measuring 11mm in length and 8mm in diameter, this knob has two circumference grooves. This terminal is then stepped and the hollow cylindrical part of this object begins. It is 36mm in length and tapers; as beneath the terminal it has a diameter of 13mm and at its end a diameter of 11mm. Along one side of the cylinder there is a longdituinal slot, rectangular in shape, 34mm in length and 2mm in width at its widest point. Attached at the terminal end of the object (although it is unclear exactly how), inside the hollow cylinder and clearly visible through the slot is a longdituinal strip of copper-alloy, which tapers to a point, terminating about 5mm before the end of the cylinder. The function of this object is unknown and no parallel for it could be found. Ralph Jackson, of the British Museum was consulted and he is happy to accept the object as Roman in date but also knows of no parallel for it (R. Jackson pers. comm 2003).
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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