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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy finial of possible post-Medieval date (1500-1800).The main part is baluster in form and pentagonal (five-faced) in cross-section. At the centre of the flat top of the main part, there is a projection terminating in a broken loop, rectangular in cross-section (14.3 x 4.6mm). On the narrow face of this projection, at each side, a curved projection may represent a stylised animal head. At the centre of the pentagonal base there is a circular stub of a rod or shaft. On the upper half of the main part, on two faces, there is a narrow vertical inscribed line.31.5 x 14.4 x 13.4mm. Weight: 18.25g.This object has a shiny dark green patina and is corroded in places. It has heavy file marks. All the breaks are old.No analogy found.
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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