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Early Medieval copper alloy strip
Thin plate or strip of bronze, decorated with punched crescents. While the left hand edge is certainly original, it is possible that the right hand edge is not, and that the piece we have has been cut from a loger strip. A number of corrosion holes penetrate through the plate, but the only hole which is certainly original is that on the central axis; this has a marked collar both internally and externally. The affinities of the punched ornament are Teutonic rather than Celtic.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/A.10
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 5, Cut XVII, Layer 14. Context C C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds.
Measurements
length / mm:24
width / mm:18
thickness / mm:0.3
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