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Description: | A copper alloy sheet metal rivet. Formed from a kite-shaped piece of copper alloy sheeting spirally rolled into a cone shape with the remaining point folded down and splayed to from the head of the rivet. Such rivets seem to have been used in the construction and repair of sheet metal vessels and implements.Reference: Egan, G, 2007, "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition", page 101, no 462, and figure 87, bDate: Late medieval to Post-medieval - late 15th to 18th centuryDimensions: 40.34 mm x 15.66 mm x 10.24 mmWeight: 6.61 g
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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