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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy object, possibly a mount from a casket or similar item of Medieval date. It comprises two incomplete arms joined by a hinge, the ends of the arms now incomplete due to old breaks.One arm has a rectangular plate with two circular pin lugs and a small circular rivet hole containing the remains of an iron rivet. At the outer edge of this plate is a transverse ridge beyond which extends the integrally cast arm. This is narrower than the plane, D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face, and tapers towards the terminal end. The terminal itself is incomplete but has a ransverse collar followed by a possibly oval shaped terminal knop with central circular rivet hole.The second arm has a similar, but smaller, rectangular plate. This has a central pin lug held in place between the two lugs of the first arm by an axis bar that perforates all three and enables the two arms to hinge. The arm itself is similar to the first, but terminates before the terminal end and is currently folded/bent forwards to an angle of 90 degrees.Both arms have flat back faces and traces of gilding on all exterior surfaces. The entire object measures 63.16mm in length, 11.35mm in width at hinge, 5.89mm in thickness at hinge, and weighs 9.54g.This hinge is of probable Medieval date, with a very similar example noted from London (Egan, 1998: no. 185). This suggests a possible 14th century AD date for the current object as well as a possible function as hinge for a casket or small box.
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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