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Description: | Cast copper alloy terminal on the end of an iron rod. The terminal is oval in section. It has a tall domed end with a short circular flat-topped projection at the centre. At the base of the domed section is a pair of narrow collars then a deep indented groove then a second pair of collars of the same size as the first marking the lower edge of the terminal. The base is flat with the iron projecting from the centre.The iron rod is almost completely corroded away leaving a mass of corrosion attached to the terminal but it was probably circular. It is 18.3mm by 16.7mm by 36.6mm long, 27.7 excluding the iron corrosion. It weighs 35.39 grams.It is difficult to reconstruct its use from this small fragment. While similar in some ways to late iron Age-Roman linch-pin terminals no parallel of this form could be found. It is possibly a terminal from Roman furniture or a box fitting similar in function, if not exact form, to Bishop (1996:76, fig 41) no. 462 from Aldborough (S. Worrell, pers comm). the deeply indented groove is almost certainly for a cord.
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