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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy loop, possibly the bow from a key or a swivelling strap fitting of probable Medieval date. It is oval in form and section with slightly faceted surfaces that exhibit extensive tool marks. At the base the loop tapers to an incomplete but integrally cast circular sectioned projection or shaft that is now almost completely missing due to old breaks. The object has a dark green patina and measures 23.47mm in width, 22.17mm in length, 5.15mm in thickness and 5.09g in weight. The precise function of this object remains uncertain. It may plausibly have served as a loop for a key of later Medieval date, although could equally have functioned as a strap fitting or loop, possibly from a swivelling strap fitting. In either case its general form and appearance is suggestive of a Medieval date range, perhaps in the 14th-15th centuries AD, if not slightly later. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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