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Description: | Six Medieval or Post-Medieval rolled copper alloy sheet rivet, of the type usually used for repairing metal vessels. The rivets are formed from triangular pieces of sheet metal, rolled into a cone. Four have the wide end hammered flat to form the head, one has the wide end bent over at 90 degrees to form a head. The other is plain but as it was found with the group and has traces of sooting it is likely to also be a pot repair rather than a lace chape. Where measurable the sheet is mostly 1-1.2mm thick with some thicker (1.4mm) and thinner (0.8mm) areas.A discussion of these rivets can be found in Egan (2005, p.101). Egan suggests that these were a later form a rivet, which took over from the Medieval folded staples in the late 15th to the mid to late 16th century and continued in use into the 18th century (ibid.).Four with flattened heads:1. 25.2mm by 14.9mm across the head and 39.5mm long, 12.78 grams.2. 13.7mm by 8.9mm across the head and 43.2mm long, 6.12 grams.3. 13.2mm by 10.6mm across the head and 39.6mm long, 5.25 grams.4. 13.4mm by 10.6mm across the head and 48.1mm long, 9.01 grams.One with bent over head:5. 19.8mm by 12.9mm across the head and 40.0mm long, 8.08 grams.One with plain head:6. 6.5mm by 6.0mm across the head and 43.9mm long, 3.58 grams.
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