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Description: | Copper alloy hinge fragment, as kindly identified by the finder. Cast flat plate with an expanded end from which projects a lug with a smoothed curved inner surface suggesting the operation of a hinge exposed by its breakage. A hole of diameter 3.5mm is set centrally on what remains of the plate, which is broken at its narrower end. Faint traces of vertical and horizontal lines appear close to the hole on one side - that where the putative groove for the hinge appears. This object is of heavier construction than is usual for book fittings, and may have been used on a casket. This commends a broad date range. Suggested date: Medieval, 1100-1500.Length: 25.5mm, Width: 23.0mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 5.12gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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