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Description: | Incomplete and heavily abraded cast copper alloy hinge fitting of probable Medieval date. Approximately one half of the hinge fitting survives. The fitting consists of a sub-retangular flat plate with an integrally cast attachment spike or prong, which is sub-circular in section projecting from the underside. This prong is located along the midline but towards the end of the non-hinged half of the fitting. The opposite edge of the fitting is split into two lobes with the corroded remains of a probable axis bar, for forming the hinge, in between. The face of the hinge appears to have been decorated but due to corrosion and abrasive cleaning this detail has now been lost.This hinge probably served as a fitting for a small box or casket. Due to the lack of decorative detail this item has been dated broadly to the Medieval period c. 1066-1500.Dimension notes: The plate is 2.3mm thick, the prong (including the thickness of the plate) is 8.9mm long.
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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