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Description: | Copper alloyUnknown. Cast cylindrical pin comprising a conical pointed end, a collared central circumferential rib, angled below and flat topped above, and an upper shank of round section diameter 5.6mm. The purpose of the object is unknown: it appears to be complete rather than a fragment. It resembles playing pieces for use with small wooden boards with holes to receive the pieces, in the manner of a travelling chess set, with a mid rib to prevent it being wedged in a hole. The plain shank would be easily gripped between finger and thumb. It may alternatively be the short tang for the mounting of the point in a handle, perhaps to be used as an awl or stamp. Suggested date: Unknown, 40-1000. Length: 25.0mm, Diameter: 9.3mm, Weight: 4.76gms.
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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