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Description: | Sixteen links in a copper-alloy chain with a further circular hoop at one end (total length 96 mm. One of the links is now detached from the rest of the chain. The chain links are oval in shape and measure 8.7 mm long and 5.8 mm wide. The uniformity of the links and a purple hue to the patina suggest a post-medieval, probably Georgian date. Such chains were used for a number of purposes, chiefly suspension. Examples inlcude chains for watches, knifes, fobs and earlier in the post-medieval period belt and girdle chain links. Examples of such items are illustrated in Bailey's series of Detector Finds books (1992; 1995; 1997; 2000; 2002). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1700
1850 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tom Brindle | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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