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Description: | A ?complete copper alloy unidentified object of probable Roman to early medieval date. It is formed from a strip of metal folded in two - rectangular at one end and leaf-shaped at the other. There is a small circular hole at the end of the rectangular section and its outer face is decorated with four incised ring-and-dots. It has a shiny green patina with some corrosion in places.The function and date of the object is uncertain, although the patina and decoration suggest a late Roman or early medieval date. It is very similar in form to a item described as a toilet article recorded with the PAS from West Sussex: SUSS-485D17, although lacking the trefoil terminal. Length: 37.64mm, width: 11.82mm, thickness: 8.43mm, weight: 3.58g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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