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Description: | A cast copper alloy and gilded unidentified object of probable Post-Medieval date (AD 1700 - AD 1800). Length: 52.8mm; width: 35.0mm and 12.3mm thick. Weight: 48.15g. The object is generally U-shaped. One end is composed of a four sided terminal, rectangular in cross-section and flares outwards and upwards. It has a flat upper face. Below this feature are three ribs, continuous on each face. This part of the object is also rectangular in cross-section. The remainder of the object is curvilinear and flat on both faces (rectangular in cross-section). The outward projecting terminal end of this part has a circular perforation with a diameter of 4.3mm. This curving flat part has incised lines on both faces and these follow the shape of the outline curvature. The object has active bronze disease. However, where this corrosion is absent, gilding survives.
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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