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Description: | A cast copper-alloy stud of uncertain date.The head is circular in plan and bi-conical in form. Its upper face has thirteen circular pits or cells that would have contained decorative material. However, none has survived. A small portion of the shaft is about 4.00mm in length and circular in cross-section. It has a length of about 4.00mm.The head and shaft have a shiny dark brown patina.Height: 7.89mm; diameter: 7.17mm. Weight: 0.81g.No analogy found. Possibly Iron Age.'Whilst this object certainly could in theory be Iron Age, I'm afraid that by itself I don't think it's diagnostic to any particular period. I would tend to give it a broad Iron Age - Medieval date'. (pers comm. Julia Farley, The British Museum, 21/06/2012).
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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