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Description: | Post Medieval to modern cast copper alloy mount or lock keyhole escutcheon cover or possibly drawer drop handle. Extending from the top of the mount is a square attachment loop with a small circular perforation. Below this is a collar of two, slightly downard bowing, horizontal lines. The main body extends below in the form of an extended bulbous 'teardrop' with a terminal knop at the bottom. The outer face is convex and domed at the teardrop. The reverse is concave. The artefact has been affected by corrosion. Probably dates to between c1700 and c1939 AD.The length is 39mm, the width is 14mm, and the weight 5.57g.Roughly similar objects on the database include DENO-F45024, LANCUM-FC6791, ESS-054266 (possibly Roman), PUBLIC-06BE60, and YORYM-C9E962.
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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