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Description: | Copper alloyBox or casing. Pressed metal sleeve, formed by folding of rectangular sheet around a former. The inside of the seam bears a sprung oval-ended plate held in place by two prongs folded around it at one end, with a catch at the other perhaps enabling the plate to be lifted to release the sleeve. This object may have served as casing, as for a cigarette lighter. The object bears stamped relief decoration which remains in negative within the case.. The same design appears on both sides; a central oval framed by tendrils, with four pelta-shaped tendril borders around low oval bosses, with a pair of curlicues above and below the central panel. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1950.Height: 36.4mm, Width: 39.2mm, Thickness (overall): 11mm, Thickness (sheet): 0.8mm, Weight: 12.65gms.
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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