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Description: | Cast copper alloy furniture fitting of probable later Medieval date (1350-1550). The fitting consists of a tapered square sectioned spike from which a broken loop (or possibly hook) projects. The loop is D shaped in cross section and has been broken relatively recently as the edges are unpatinated and relatively crisp. At the junction between the spike and integrally cast loop a double cast transverse decorative bar is present. Traces of gilt surface are also present around the edge of the hook ? but this has been removed through a combination of corrosion and abrasion. A definitive identification of function has not been achieved, it is possible that this may have been fitted to a small chest or similar article of furniture but no parallels have been found.
The fitting is a mid brown colour with relatively no patina present. It measures 48.1mm length, 13.6mm width, is 8.1mm thick and weighs 7.36 grams. | 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: | 1350
1550 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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