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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman lock pin, stud or furniture fitting. It is spindle shaped with a a deep central waist and a dished upper face. Extensive corrosion makes an further details difficult to discern. The base has a roughly triangular section extending from the centre with a break at its end probably marking where a longer shank extended originally. Traces of iron corrosion product can also be seen in places on the reverse. A very similar example can be seen in the report on the small finds from Colchester (Crummy 1983, 124-5, fig.137, no.4143), which was found in a context dating to the mid-2nd to 3rd century AD. These are often identified as local pins from a locking mechanism, but may have had other functions such as decorative fittings or furniture handles.Length: 26.51mm, diameter: 22.37mm, weight: 39.49g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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