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Description: | Seven pieces of iron sheet metal, possibly all from the same object. The pieces were found in the same field as the Early Medieval finds SWYOR-1590A4, SWYOR-14ED88, SWYOR-14A685, SWYOR-148980, SWYOR-146DF7, SWYOR-145073, SWYOR-142DD2, SWYOR-13FF91, SWYOR-EB7AA1 and SWYOR-EB10D8, so there is a possibility they too are Early Medieval. However, there is also modern iron from the field, so the date remains unknown.The largest piece of sheet iron is nearly 160mm long, 105mm wide and is about 4mm thick. It is an hour glass shape, but all the edges are broken. It is also curved. On the inside of the curve are smaller pieces of a second layer of sheet in three areas, possibly forming rectangular bands across the large plate. The centre band has a third layer of sheet. The extra pieces are attached by rivets with lozenge shaped roves or large flat rounded heads. 218g.The next larges piece is sub rectangular and again, all the edges are broken. It is 125mm long, 80mm wide and about 3-4mm thick. There are two areas which have a second layer. The edges are all broken, but they do not seem to be rectangular bands. The rivets seem to have lozenge shaped rives again. 126g.The next piece is also sub rectangular and again, all the edges are broken. It is 90mm long, 70mm wide and about 3-4mm thick. It is curved, and on the inside of the curve are two areas which have a second layer. The edges are all broken, but they may have joined up to form a rectangular band. The rivets have large rounded heads. 70.57g.A smaller curved piece is 75mm long, 40mm wide, and about 3mm thick. Part of one original edge survives. This is 6-7mm thick over a width of 17mm and 31mm long. The thickening is possibly formed by a U shaped piece of thinner sheet folded round the edge of the main sheet, but the corrosion makes it difficult to be certain. There are two rivets through this fragment, but not through the thicker part. 41.64g.A small fragment of sheet is 70mm long, 35mm wide and 2-4mm thick. There is a rivet through the fragment. 22.62g.Another small fragment of sheet is 68mm long, 31mm wide and 3mm thick. It has no special features. 19.63g.The last fragment is different and is more likely to be modern. It is very rectangular, 47mm long, 35mm wide and at 4-5mm thick, appears visually to be thicker than the others. There are three dome headed rivets in a diagonal line across the piece. 38.97gPossible functions for these pieces could be Modern tractor or farming machinery, a cauldron or bucket, or a possible shield boss.
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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