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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy artefact consisting of a four-sided pyramid with a circular-sectioned arm projecting from the centre of its base. Each of the four sloping faces of the pyramid is decorated with a number of punched ring-and-dot marks, roughly arranged in two or three rows. The upper part of the pyramid is obscured by the iron corrosion which extends from the circular hole located at the point. At the base of the projecting arm is what appears to be the remnants of a damaged socket, which cuts across it at right angles. Iron corrosion is also visible within the recess of this socket, suggesting that the perforation extends right through the object.Dimensions: 29.4mm long, 20.1mm wide (pyramid). Weight: 20.42g.No parallel could be found for this piece. Its form suggests it may be part of a prick spur, cast separate from the main frame and riveted on. An 11th or 12th century date seems plausible.
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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