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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy unidentified object of Unknown date, possibly Medieval (c. 1100-1500).The object, in the form of a bar, is sub rectangular in plan, and lozenge-shaped in cross-section. It has five bevelled ridges on both faces which are fairly evenly spaced. The terminal end is sub-triangular and at the opposite end there is a transverse break.It has a mid-green patina with small areas of corrosion. Striations on both faces may be file marks. The break is abraded.At present, it is uncertain what type of object this bar originated from. It could be part of a handle, or a votive scabbard. It has tentatively been dated to the Medieval period, due to style and patina, but these are not definite methods of dating, so it could be of any date from Roman through to post-Medieval (AD 1-1800).Length: 23.8mm; width: 6.4mm; thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 1.95g.A similar object has been recorded from Tutbury, Staffordshire. See find: WAW-447E50.
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