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Description: | A ?cast copper-alloy ferrule of uncertain date. It is formed of a sheet shaped to form a cylinder; both edges overlapping. It would have protected the end of an object such as a walking stick. The exterior surface is decorated with four concentric lines of punched dots. It measures 18mm in height. Similar cast ferrules are reported in the Roman period, notably from Colchester (Crummy, 1983: nos. 4103-4104) and on the PAS database from Bedfordshire (BH-7E1865), Wiltshire (WILT-EBDE02) and Suffolk (SF-9F7DD2). These indicate a possible date in the Roman period, although a later date cannot immediately be ruled out.
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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