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Description: | A copper alloy mount or stud which is probably Iron Age or Roman in date. It is 24.6mm long, 23.2mm wide and 11.9mm thick. It weighs 5.38gm. The mount is circular in plan (but all the edges are broken) and is D shaped in section. It is cupped, the upper face being concave. At the apex of the reverse is the stub of a shaft or spike. This is square in section and is iron set into the copper alloy. There is a raised rim round the cup, with a damaged flange outside. The hollow is lined with what is probably red enamel and the iron spike is visible in the base. The function of this object is not certain. It may be a furniture mount or stud, or possibly the end of a large pin. Some other examples with similarities are: HESH-91E998, NLM1128, HESH-EF8A56 and SWYOR-7598C5. If a stud, the object may be related to Roman bell shaped mounts.
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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