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Description: | A lead alloy unidentified object which is probably Post Medieval in date. It is 60mm long, 14.9mm wide and 7.4mm thick. It weighs 11.57gm. The object is a solid cast bar. It is kidney shaped in section; one side being convex and the other side convex with a gentle groove along it. At one end the bar tapers slightly to a fairly recent break, and at the other end it terminates in an areas of bubbling corrosion, making it difficult to suggest the original shape. The bar is gently curved along its whole length, with a more pronounced change of angle at one point, nearer the wide end. There are two other areas of corrosion where the metal has expanded and cracked. The shape is reminiscent of a toy gun or petronel, but these were hollow and more usually made from copper alloy. It has also been suggested that the object could be a pattern for a brooch as the shape is similar to the lower part of a Roman bow brooch when the catchplate is damaged, but the catchplate area seems too rounded. The metal is not patinated and looks to have a high tin content. The lack of patina suggests a post medieval date. However, a certain date or function remains unknown.
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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