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Description: | An unidentified object of uncertain date or function. The object is oval in plan and semi-circular in cross section. The reverse of the object is concave, creating a convex front surface. One end terminates in a rounded end with no sign of damage or attachments. At the other there is a perpendicular oval projection with a central rib and a concave depression on either side. The reverse of the projection is convex and does not appear to have any form of attachment nor does form part of a spring; it is not clear what function this projection serves.One the front surface there is an apparently separate, uneven, six pointed star attachment which appears to have been soldered on as there is no sign of attachment on the inside. The concave reverse surface is undecorated and appears to have been unfinished.The object is 79.8mm long, 30.7mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 87.11 grams.It has not been possible to find a parallel for this object, nor to suggest a date or function. Dr Julia Farley at the British Museum did agree however that the patina does suggest that the object does have some age.
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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