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Description: | A copper-alloy artefact, probably representing part of an arm from a post-Medieval to modern set of nutcrackers.At the top, where a break has occurred, the arm is of oval section, its surface decorated by four moulded rings with interspersing grooves. Below this, the longest portion of the artefact is of square section, the width and thickness gradually tapering towards the bottom, where there is a zoomorphic terminal. This terminal takes the form of a stylised animal head, with upward-pointing triangular ears at the top, a moulded brow below, tapering snout, and pair of eyes formed of punched ring-and-dot marks. The object measures 63.4mm long, 8.8mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 18.4g.
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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