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Description: | Copper alloy hinged lid, probably of post medieval dateThe object comprises the complete lid only (with a length of 48.1mm and a weight of 13.5g). The hinge has a single, central lug (10.6mm high, 12.3mm long and 2.8mm thick, giving the lid an overall depth of 15.0mm) with a large sub-circular aperture (6.2mm diameter). The body is sub-circular (25.8mm long, 23.9mm wide and 4.8mm deep) and is deeper at the hinge end (7.4mm compared to 6.2mm). Along the edge of the base are a series of indentations, now corroded but not perforations. There is a sub-rectangular lug on the outside edge (10.9mm long, 9.6mm wide and 2.0mm - 3.3mm thick). The lug has a sub-rectangular slot (7.2mm x 4.0mm) and was likely to have been used to secure the lid. The underside is flat and has no decoration. The surface has brown corrosion.It is difficult to determine the exact use and date of the lid, the heavy nature of the casting, lack of perforations and locking lug would suggest the lid was not from a seal box.
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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