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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy unidentified object possibly of Roman date. The shank is circular in section and widens near the attachment end to be rectangular in section. The circular section of the object bends upwards slightly at the broken end. Midway down the circular section is a protruding lug, which is also circular in section and is at a 90º angle to the shank. The rectangular section of the shank has two horizontal grooves. The attachment end has an integral flat semicircular loop with a large circular perforation. The loop is turned 90º to the shank has two horizontal grooves on the outside edge near the base line of the loop. The length of the object is 72.7mm and the length of the protruding lug is 6.4mm. The width of the attachment loop is 14.7mm and the length is 10.8mm. The weight is 16.82g. The function of the object is unknown. Suggestions include a mechanism fitting of some sort possibly for a hinge. Date suggestions have ranged from Roman to medieval.
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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