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Description: | A copper-alloy artefact of uncertain date and purpose.The piece is roughly pointed-oval in plan, with a pair of opposing, hooked projections approximately one third of the way along its sides. A circular-sectioned moulding extends outwards from the centre of the upper surface, with which it forms an angle of 90 degrees. This projection tapers slightly, towards its rounded distal end. A number of concentric steps surround the base of the central projection, and only the top and bottom points of the piece are plain. A circular depression is located at the centre of the otherwise flat underside.Length: 35.8mm; width: 24.6mm; height: 14.6mm; weight: 12.4g.The recorder is aware of only one parallel for this piece: PAS record BH-735DD4, found nearby, at South Mimms, Hertfordshire. The South Mimms example differed slightly in that it had a perforation at one end, and it was suggested that it may have been a Roman vessel escutcheon, based on both its general form and its patination. A Roman date is therefore postulated for this piece; however, the possibility cannot be ruled out that these are post-Medieval furniture fittings.
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