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Description: | A copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date, measuring 37.64x34.05x23.32mm and weighing 149.66g. It is roughly cuboid in shape with a rough underside and a narrowing hole 15.5mm deep on the opposite face. On three of the sides is an uneven groove c.3mm wide and max.4mm deep. The sides are smooth but bumpy and pitted.Inside the hole, which is max.14.99mm in diameter and narrowing to an assumed point, are tiny concentric grooves.The metal has an ancient feel to it, although the grooves inside the hole may suggest otherwise (although it should be pointed out they are not spiral which might indicate a screw-thread). David Williams, Surrey and East Berks FLO comments it may be 'like a lead bung, poured into a hole in a ?stone and used as a holdfast for a support. It does seem a waste of good copper alloy though'.
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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