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Description: | Copper alloy and Silver Unidentified Object. Discoid object or mechanism with an applied silver front and rim bearing an incised strapwork interlace pattern around a central floral motif. The back of the object has a central hole of diameter 4.2mm from which apparently projected (though now detached) a pin or rivet of length 10mm and diameter (at mid shaft): 3.2mm. A separate rectangular plate with curved ends is fitted onto the back, and serves as housing for a tiny spring of nine coils; a semi-circular tab projects from beside this and is probably associated with its operation. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900.Diameter: 19.7mm, Thickness (overall clear of pin): 4.8mm, Weight (overall): 5.35gms.
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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