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Description: | A cast copper alloy Post-Medieval bodkin dating from about 1600-1700. The bodkin is sub rectangular in section and plan. It has a small knop at one end, and the body tapers from that end to a point at the other. It has been bent to a 45 degree angle about one third from the wide end. The decoration is alike on both faces and there are three perforations - two are longitudinal and the other is circular: the first is at the knop end and is two open circles connected by an open strip (7.7mm long); the second is sub rectangular in shape (8.1mm long) and the third is a sub circular perforation (2mm diameter internally). The decoration consists of a series of incised lines: pairs of transverse lines are located at the base of the knop and at between each opening; both pairs flanking the second opening contain rocker arm incised zigzags between them. A single incised line, flanked by two smaller lines, is present along the body where the bodkin is bent, but fade out towards the tip. The very tip of the pointed end is missing and the break is patinated. The bodkin has a dark green patina with traces of silvering at the top.Examples of other bodkins (made from silver) on the database include PAS record IDs: DENO-8FCC62 and WILT-9C13B5.Length: 62.9mm; Width: 5mm; Weight: 5.34g
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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