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Description: | Roman to Medieval (1st to 15th centuries) unidentified copper alloy artefact: The artefact is a moulded copper alloy shank, with both terminals being broken, possibly recently. In plan the item is bent at right-angles, and this may be accidental rather than intentional. One terminal is a sub-square in section with rounded corners. From this terminal there are moulded, transverse ridges of varying widths and spacing on one face. One the decoration stops the cross-section of the artefact becomes more trapezoidal rather than square. After the bend, and towards the other terminal, on the same face, there are again transverse ridges of varying widths and spacing. In section the artefact is rectangular in is deeper than the other end. The terminal, in profile has a semi-circular notch suggesting there was a circular perforation here originally. The surface has a mid-dark green well-developed patina. The artefact measures 30.07mm long along one length, 27.87mm wide along the other length, 6.3mm thick at the deepest terminal, and 3.81mm across this terminal. It weighs 4.29g.The artefact may be a toilet article or a type of personal accessory, and at the moment a comparison cannot be found. Based on the condition and style it probably dates to the Roman to Medieval periods.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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