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Description: | An incomplete unidentified copper alloy and lead object. Possibly Post-Medieval or Modern (post AD 1500). Length: 34.0mm; width: 12.2mm and 11.2mm thick. Weight: 19.42g.The object has a lead core with a sheet copper alloy coating. It is roughly semi-circular in cross-section and there is an old break at each end. Close to each break there is a slightly raised transverse panel which has a depth of about 3.8mm. A similar panel is situated mid-way along the length of the object.The copper alloy part is corroded and a patina has not survived. The lead core has a coarse surface and is iron stained in places.
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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