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Description: | An unidentified cast copper alloy object, but probably a type of finial. The object is a '+' shape in section which tapers in profile to a blunt point. The lower corners ofthe final have integral bulbous knops. Prtruding from the flat base is a central iron stem which is corrdoed and has a broken terminal. The surface of the object has patches of a well developed mid green patina. It measures 22.85mm long, 18.74mm wide, 19.69mm thick and weighs 7.9g.The patina suggests the object could be of some age, so may date from the Roman to early Post Medieval period. The site it was found on is a Roman site, so it may be Roman.
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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