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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy object of uncertain function and date, but probably of the Medieval to Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1200 - c. AD 1800. The object is broadly C shaped in plan and in section. The object consists of three circular discs overlinked, each with a domed iron rivet in the centre. Each rivet measures 11.0 mm in diameter.. Each disc is concave and the central disc is larger than the others. The object appears to have been broken at each of the terminal ends, presumed in antiquity. The rivets seem to be securring a strap or similar and are flat on the reverse. The reverse is undecorated and the circles do not overlink. The object measures 30.7 mm in length and is 13.0 mm wide. It has a thickness of 5.22 mm and weighs 3.8 g. The object is a dark brown in colour and has an even patina. The surface shows evidence of iron corrosion, in the form of red and brown areas. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface area. No parallels could be found for this object at the time of recording, suggested dates are tentative.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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