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Description: | Copper alloy Dog Leash, as kindly identified by the finder. A copper alloy swivel of two interlocked elements, formerly rotating, has a moulded and thickened central part where its elements meet with a collared loop at one end of one of them. The loop retains a single oval-ended chain link. A pair of cast rectangular 'strap end' plates, each with a collared loop at one end and each of length 34.5mm and width 11.5mm, are retained on the chain link, which passes through their loops. Each plate is bifurcated at its other end and fastened by a pair of burred roves or rivets of head diameter c.3mm to the frayed ends of a wire or wire stiffened collar. What remains is a metal strap of width c.10mm and thickness c.2.5mm woven from drawn copper alloy wire of diameter c.3mm. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1900.Length (as in use): 165mm, Width (at link): 17mm, Diameter (swivel): 8.6mm, Weight: 40.71gms.
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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