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Description: | Medieval gilt copper alloy probable blunt-hooked harness fitting reused as an awl or pricker. The round-sectioned upper part is globular at the terminal and then narrower before widening to the start of what was probably once a hook but is now an almost straight and round-sectioned spike. Gilding survives on the upper part, especially under the globular terminal. Cf. Read 2008 nos. 774-7. Length 51.5mm. Diameter at top 7.5mm. 13th - 14th century. RG1
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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