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Description: | A copper alloy unidentified object. The object is sub-rectangular with rounded ends and damaged edges. It is 30.8mm long, 11.7mm wide and 5.9mm thick at the lug. The plate is 1.7mm thick. It may have originally been an elongated lozenge shape, as some of the edge at the narrower end appears to be original and tapering. The original edge is also bevelled. The plate of metal is slightly bent making the front convex. The front is covered with diagonal striations which appear to be original, though may be a side effect of the construction process. These are interrupted by the patches of corrosion. Most of the front is dark green metal with patches of light green powdery corrosion. The reverse is similar but is mostly covered with a thin layer of attached soil or light brown corrosion. At the wider end on the reverse is a broken pierced lug or suspension loop. It is roughly aligned with the long axis of the object, but is not exactly aligned. It is not in the centre either, which could suggest that the original object was larger. All the damage appears to be old and though the metal is pitted and corroded, it appears to be fairly stable now. Various interpretations have been suggested for the function of the object, but none seem quite to fit. These include a very badly preserved medieval seal matrix, a pendant from a piece of jewellery or part of a brooch. Its date and function remain a mystery.
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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