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Description: | A cast copper-alloy ferrule. The object is a little rough at each end, but appears to be complete. It is hollow and cylindrical in shape and tapers in width rather like a thimble (which it certainly isn't). Assuming that the wider end is the top, the diameter at the top is 12.59 mm and is 8.95 mm at the bottom end. It measures 18.37 mm long and weighs 5.1 grams. The thinner end seems to be a little better finished than the wider end, perhaps supporting the idea that it was attached to a circular object (probably wood) at its wider opening. The ferrule has intricate cast decoration at each end which takes the form of a plain groove either side of which is a collar. These collars are decorated with tiny diagonal ridges. The decoration and even green patina on the object suggests a Romano-British date. A similar, but not identical, ferrule was excavated from a Roman context at Catterick and interpreted as a possibly furniture fitting (Wilson 2002, page 136; figure 295, 5). A similar function for this object is likely, though precisely what it is a fitting for is uncertain.
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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