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Description: | Unidentified object of copper alloy with the reamants of gilding. One end is broken. It weighs 3.24g and measures 30x7x5mm.The object is conical with faceted sides. It has 8 parallel grooves around its circumference, filled with gold gilding. At the wide end is a small broken projection, also with the remians of gilding. No parallels have been found, and the function of the object is uncertain. Nick Griffiths suggests that it may be a finial from an elaborate clock or other similar object and is probably post-medieval.
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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