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Description: | Iron spike. Wrought iron pin with a tapered square section pointed end, a slightly tapered - towards the head - shank, now of square section, and a slightly expanded head of rhomboid profile. The head is set so that each of its corners aligns with the centre of a side of the pointed end, rather than both expanded ends being aligned with their straight sides in line with each other. The finder reports that only a little corrosion was brushed from this object, but the rectilinear sections could be the product of corrosion which may have progressed beyond the original surface of the metal. This reporter would welcome further comment on the identification and function of this object, which would appear too small to have served to tether a beast, though the form does imply the driving of the pin into a setting whence it would be difficult to remove it. In a maritime context it might be regarded as a fid, a tool used to unravel knotted rope. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Length: 135mm, Width (at pointed end): 17.1mm, Thickness (at pointed end): 16.9mm, Weight: 123.82gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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