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Description: | A copper alloy chain of medieval or possibly earlier date. Three links of the chain remain. Each link consists of one hinge end with a recess and another with a protrusion for attachment to the next link in the chain. These are at right angles to the plane of the plate. They are pierced and the chain links are attached by an iron bar. Although these bars suffer some ferrous corrosion the links still move freely. Each link is approximately 33.3 mm long, 7.6 mm wide and 2 mm thick. Together they weigh 7.9 grams. One side of the chain links are decorated with incised vegetal motifs and the surface has been gilded, much of which remains. The reverse is undecorated although it is gilded. The sides of the chain links are ribbed. It is unclear what the chain would have been attached to originally.
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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