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Description: | A copper alloy medieval to post-medieval pot mend in the form of a staple rivet dating to the period c.AD 1475-1575. The pot mend comprises a piece of sheet metal, lozenge shaped in plan, which has been folded so that it is now broadly rectangular in plan. The upper and lower sections have been folded in on themselves until the two sides meet in the middle, and have then been folded back on themselves to form two triangular tabs which would have been used to secure the mend to the vessel. The pointed terminals of these tabs project just beyond the edge. The reverse is flat and undecorated. There is a light-mid green patina on the surface, as well as traces of a black residue.The pot mend measures 24.72mm in length, 14.52mm in width, 1.12mm and weighs 2.72g.Egan (2005) states that these type of rivets have been in use since the Anglo-Saxon period, but were prolific in the late 15th to late 16th centuries. Cf. p.101, fig. 87, a.Cf. LIN-37FA38 on the database, as well as SOM-1B937F which was found on the same site.
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