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Description: | Initial E made from cast copper-alloy, possibly from a memorial brass. The letter is well formed and Lombardic in shape, having a curved back and a vertical line closing the loop at the front, the lower half of this is now missing due to an old break. The vertical line had a little curved projection at top and bottom, the latter no longer survives. The letter is slightly bent and it is not clear whether this is due to damage or original. It is rougher on the reverse and more polished on the upper surface. It measures 38.82 mm in length and is 29.29 mm wide, and is a maximum of 2.28 mm thick. The use of a Lombardic E may suggest a 13th- or 14th-century date. Single letters from memorial brasses are uncommon; the usual technique was to cast whole words or sentences on strips of brass that were then laid into cells in the stone. Very similar letter E's are also known from Suffolk, these parallels are from Arwarton, see SF8287, and Covehithe, see SF-1019A2.
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