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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy object, possibly a stamp. Date unknown. Length: 36.3mm; width: 5.2mm and 5.2mm thick. Weight: 6.73g.The central part of the object is square in cross-section and measures 5.2mm x 5.2mm. Two of the faces taper and splay slightly to form a flat end which measures 6.7mm x 1.7mm. This flat end is burred over slightly as if it might have been hammered. Close to the opposite end the corners of the square shape become rounded and at the end there is a deeply indented cross-shape.It is possible that the object is a stamping tool.A patina has not survived and the surfaces are mainly covered with dull green copper alloy corrosion products. Where there are no corrosion products the surface colour of the metal is dull reddish brown.
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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