File:1156 Medieval latern top view 1 (FindID 135746).jpg

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1156 Medieval latern top view 1.jpg
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2006-06-14 12:26:30
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1156 Medieval latern top view 1.jpg
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English: Sheet copper alloy lantern-top diameter 47mm, thickness >1mm, weight 3.8g. The artefact is made from a circular sheet of copper alloy. There are four holes 1.7mm in diameter around that outside, these would have been rivet holes that attached the top to the main cylinder of the lantern. A 4mm diameter hole in the centre would have held a suspension loop and a further 7mm ole off centre would have acted as a vent. Decoration on the topside comprises of a thick engraved border with hatching on the inside, an area of which expands into an arm that spirals around the centre hole. A quarter section has been removed in order to fold the piece into a cone shape. The underside is plain. There is a crack along the line of part of the engraving. This artefacts dates to the 14th-15th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) South Gloucestershire
Date between 1300 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 135746
Old ref: GLO-AB7005
Filename: 1156 Medieval latern top view 1.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/105211
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/105211/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/135746
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