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Description: | A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy artefact of probable post-medieval date. It is formed of a sub-triangular central element with an arm protruding from one of the corners. There is a large central piercing in the central element (Dia.: 10.5mm), surrounded by a ridge on the upper face. The sides of the central element are fairly rough; one has a pair of distinct V-shaped removals. The extant arm expands as it travels outwards, reaching a maximum width of 7.1mm (H.: 4.35mm). Thereafter it tapers to 4.7mm and thins to 2.05mm; the terminal is 4.2mm thick. On the reverse face of the terminal is a solid hook which incurves only very slightly from the perpendicular towards the central element.It is supposed that two other arms would have protruded from the central element and that old breaks can be seen (J Watters pers. comm. 19 October 2006). The main element of the arm is moulded, with three parallel V-shaped removals travelling towards the centre from the terminal end. Around the hole in the central element small incisions appear to radiate out; wear has meant that the surface is now coarse and the lines indistinct. The lower face is plain. The metal has corroded to a red-brown colour with some mid-light green corrosion product on the upper surface particularly. Viewing the object in profile one can see that the terminal hook has been twisted round approximately forty-five degrees, and thus slightly upwards. The metal and decoration suggest a post-medieval date for this artefact, although its function is uncertain. Although the recorder has not been able to find a parallel for this artefact a similar object has been recorded on this database - " HAMP-B04DC3
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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