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Description: | A cast copper-alloy finial or head from an object of uncertain date or function. It comprises a hemispherical head with flattened top and slightly uneven circumference. From the middle of the back face is an integral cylindrical shaft that terminates in old breaks just below the head. The entire object has lost its original surface and is now a yellow/gold colour. It measures 18.65mm in length, 14.73mm in diameter at head, 5.90mm in diameter at shaft, and 9.83g in weight.The precise function of this object remains uncertain. It may have served as a terminal from a furniture fitting or similar item, or perhaps a vessel, purse bar or similar. It is likely to be of Roman or later date, although precisely when remains uncertain.
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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