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Description: | Possibly a fragment of copper alloy and iron linch pin of Iron-Age date (100 BC - AD 43). Length: 35.0mm, maximum diameter; 19,7mm. Weight: 28.84g.The head is cone-shaped and rounded at the apex and the lower edge formed by a circumferential rim. At the side, the cone is partially recessed. On the flat base there is the remains of an off-centre shaft which protrudes about 8.0mm.The surfaces of the copper alloy element are severely pitted and there are traces of a mid-brown patina some of which is covered by iron staining. The iron shaft is severely corroded.
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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