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Description: | A copper-alloy clothing fastening of post-Medieval date.The object has a long plate which tapers downwards from its rounded upper side, where there is a projecting lug containing a corroded iron rivet head. The upper surface of the plate bears a relief-moulded pattern. At the narrower end is a possible fleur-de-lis; above this is an 'A-shaped' ridge with decorative projections. the recessed fields contain traces of dark blue and yellow enamels. Extending from the narrow end is a rectangular band containing a second rivet head. Projecting from the base of this band is a vertical arm and, set a a right-angle to this arm, is a solid cone. The artefact is bent and corroded. It measures 47.8mm long, 16.9mm wide and 5.5mm thick. The weight is 12.14g.No parallel could be found for this piece; however, the form strongly suggests it is a clothing fastening. The conical end would presumably have slotted into a hollow end within the opposing side of the fastening.
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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