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EYELET
Unique ID: SUSS-1EF0A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy sheet eyelet in sexfoil shape with central hole and seperate copper alloy rivets with roves. The petals are rounded, surrounding a raised central eye which has an off centre circular piercing; they are convex on the front and concave on the back. The outer edges are shaped to the petals. There are two rivets going through the centre of petals on opposite sides of the centre; the rivets are flush with the front. It is 13.8mm in diameter, 2.6mm thick exluding the rivets, 4.4mm including; it weighs 0.60 grams.
Egan and Pritchard (1993) illstrate very similar eyelets in situ on a strap (p.229) and suggest (p.228) that while most are from early 15th century contexts some examples are from the early 14th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 13.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th October 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Multiple
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Near Goring by Sea
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 228-9 |
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