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Description: | Folded sheet copper alloy nail or tack with a flattened ovoid head in plan, and triangular in profile, with a shaft that tapers to a point. The sheet has been folded around to form a cone shape, with one layer overlapping the other at the head and down one side of the tack. The outer edge of the head has worn away, the top layer more than that underneath, where it is starting to separate. The upper face has two triangular indents where it may have been lightly hammered, pressed or punched. Presumably used for shallow connections or small repairs, due to its size and strength.The finder has seen similar examples that were used in Henry VIII's Tudor-period shipyard at Smallhythe, Tenterden, Kent.Ottaway and Rogers (2002) illustrate a similar example of a folded copper alloy tack on page 2829, Fig.1408, No.15160, which is dated from the 13th to 14th century.
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