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Description: | An incomplete fragment from a hinge of later medieval or post medieval date 1350 - 1700 AD. The hinge is broken and fragmentary, small sections of both hinge plates survive. The hinge is held together by a single corroded iron pin. . The rear plate is pierced in two places and the remnants of iron tacks or pins are present. The opposite plate is decorated with a pierced design which is lost due to abrasion and breakage. Similar hinges are recorded on later medieval and post medieval artefacts. The hinge is a mid green colour with areas of encrusted orange iron corrosion. A direct parallel has not been found.The hinge measures 14.3mm length, 13.1mm width, is 1.2mm thick across the plate and 2.6mm across the hinge. It weighs 1.44 grams.
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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