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RIVET
Unique ID: PUBLIC-4FE171
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval to Post-Medieval rivet, circa AD1100 - 1700. The rivet has been made from a lozenge shaped piece of thin copper alloy sheet. The ends have been turned inwards, and then at its mid-point turned back and then back and under at the tips. The rivet measures 27.9mm in length, has a width of 13.4mm, a thickness of 2.6mm and weighs 2.4g. There are traces of a black substance on top of the green patina, which may have been due to the rivets exposure to smoke/fire in antiquity. The existing metalwork is in fair condition.
Further examples of this type of rivet may be found on the Database, SOM-6B7612, DENO-E8A895, and SOM-F2BFF7.
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: 27.9 mm
Width: 13.4 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 20th March 2006
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
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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