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Description: | Cast copper alloy unknown object, probably of Roman date. The object is rectangular in plan and section. it is formed from a solid rectangular that is 17.5mm long, 13.42mm wide, and 5.1mm thick. the base is decorated along either long edge with a crudely incised double parallel lines. The underneath of the base is plain, though there appears to be vestigial sub square knops to each corner, as if the object sits on small feet. Extending from either short end of the base are two rectangular extensions, of the same width as the base that are approximately 3mm thick. They extend for only 6mm before bending towards each other with a 90 degree bend. One extension is longer than the other and is folded under the opposite extension. When viewed in profile, this gives the object and openwork piercing that is lentoid in shape. The object is abraded and the original surface survives with a mid green patina, with exposed surfaces showing as lighter green. The function of the object is unknown to the recorder, though it appears to be complete and all bends deliberate. The object is from a known Roman site, so it is probable it dates from that period. It is 17.5mm long, 13.42mm wide, 13.26mm high and weighs 16.17g.
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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