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Description: | Copper alloyBox or Furniture Mount. Two fragments of edge-binding, almost certainly from the same rectangular box, casket or item of furniture. Each comprises a rectangular strip of sheet metal between 0.5mm and 0.7mm in thickness, folded at right angles and nailed with tacks passing through punched and slightly countersunk apertures of diameter 1.8mm. These tacks are made from similar sheet metal, circa 10mm long, rolled to cylindrical or horseshoe-shaped form and clenched or hammered to a sharp point. The tacks are regularly spaced, mostly about 12mm apart. Suggested date: Early Roman, 40-100. The larger fragment bears 12 perforations and four tacks remain in situ. The smaller fragment bears 13 perforations with seven tacks in situ. Both pieces are slightly damaged, with tears suggesting the fairly careful removal of mounts from objectDimensions are given for the two pieces; the pro forma record below deals with the larger piece.a) Length: 107mm, Width (maximum): 21.8mm, Thickness: 0.5 to 0.7mm, Weight: 14.16gms.b) Length: 96.4mm, Width: 25mm, Thickness: 0.55mm, Weight: 13.68gms.
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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