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Description: | A copper-alloy medieval (AD c.1200-c.1500) possible lace tag or chape. Overall, the object measures 67.6mm long and c.7mm in diameter. It weighs 3.65g. The tag is formed from a thin sheet of copper alloy 0.4mm thick that has been rolled to form a tube. The tag has an edge-to-edge seam and tapers to a blunt point, c.3.4mm in diameter. The narrow terminal, 'the free end', has a folded tab that closes off the end. The wide end has been bent. According to Egan and Pritchard (2002, p.282), the length of the object (over 40mm) means that its function is uncertain, whereas similar objects less than 40mm in length are certainly lace chapes.
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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