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Description: | Cast copper alloy object of Early Medieval date. The full length is 65mm. The head is circular in section and is 7.2mm in diameter. The head tapers down to 4mm in diameter before the break. The head is flat topped. beneath the flat top are two grooves, followed by a section 9mm wide which is decorated with two chevron shaped grooves.This in turn is followed by three horizontal grooves, the centre on being wider than the other two. The shaft is decorated with four chevron shaped grooves. The decoration does not continue to the back of the object.Another artefact of this type has been recorded at NARC-EFEED2. That example also has the same blank area on the reverse and has been interpreted as a possible linch pin, or locking mechanism due to its flat reverse and its 90degree angle. This example is broken at approximately half way along the shaft, and so it is impossible to determine whether or not this also has a 90degree angle, although it is easy to speculate that the break occurred at the weak point created by the bend.
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