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Description: | A cast copper-alloy fragment now with a deep green patina. The object has three flat faces, the largest of which appears to be its base, with two shorter faces perpendicular to it. These faces have a sligtly pitted surface, and the longer face perpendicular to the 'base' features grooves reminiscent of trickling liquid. The base seems to feature incised lettering: ?RUM. The uppermost face is slightly dished, with this extending in one corner considerably higher than the other: Th.: 21.6mm - 15.5mm. This uppermost surface features curious effect of concentric ripples emanating from three visible epicentres, suggesting heavy hammer strikes via a narrow tool. The longer of the straight sides intersects the 'ripples' near their epicentres. The other face of the object is curved with an unfinished, lumpy surface. The date and function of such an object are uncertain. | 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: | 1
1900 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Robert Webley | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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