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RIVET
Unique ID: PUBLIC-4EF002
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval Post-Medieval rivet, circa AD1100 - 1700. The rivet is made from a lozenge shaped piece of thin copper alloy sheet, the ends of which have been turned inwards and then at its mid-point turned back. It measures 31.5mm in length, is 12.6mm wide, has a thickness of 2.6mm and weighs 1.9g. A small piece of the length is missing from both ends, lost in antiquity. Existing metalwork in fair condition.
Further examples of this type of Rivet can be found on the Database, DENO-E8A895, SOM-F2BFF7, and SOM-6B7612.
Egan, G., 1998 The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) London : The Stationery Office, pp.176-177, fig.144, , no.488-494.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.5 mm
Width: 12.6 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th May 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | pp.176-177, fig.144, | no.488-494 |
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