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Description: | A sub-triangular shaped portion of a window pane made from flattened cow horn.The object forms a rough right triangle. The long side of the triangle is 93mm in length. The next side is perpendicular and measures 69mm in length. A short length (21mm) turns purpendicular toward the hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is 110mm in length. None of the sides are perfectly straight. Toolmarks attest that the two 'legs' of the triangle - the sides perpendicular to each other - were cut, whereas the hypotenuse was formed as a result of the material breaking.Striations natural to the horn are seen on both faces running parallel with the longest side of the triangle. One face bears traces of three small iron nailheads or tacks that were probably in contact with the pane. The first is found in the right angle corner of the pane, 10mm from the edge of the short leg, 5mm from the edge of the long leg. The next two traces of nailheads are found on 2mm from the edge of the long leg, separated from the first by 17mm and 35mm respectively.Given the good state of preservation of the object, it is likely to be late or post-Medieval in date, when cow horn would have provided a cheap and viable alternative to glass window panes prior to the time when glass became a much cheaper material to use in housing. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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