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Description: | A complete copper alloy probable chain link, of probable Post Medieval dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD).The chain link is comprised of three (3) parts: the main body and a wire link at each end. Each wire link is made from a piece of D sectioned copper alloy metal, bent into a loop. One is complete, the other has split open. The body has been made from two moulded pieces of copper alloy soldered together, forming a cylinder open at the sides. The link comprises two strips of diamond shapes, joined in the middle. A fleur de lys or lis is present in the centre of each diamond. The mould line is present at the joint between the diamond shapes.It measures 32.66 mm in length, 6.82 mm wide and 7.88 mm thick. It weighs 2.1 g.The probable chain link is mid brown to green colour, with an even surface patina.
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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