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Iron band-shaped umbo with rounded wings, from wooden shield. Essentially complete, only a little plaster restoration. Nails have survived which would have been used to attach the umbo to the shield. It is 183 mm long in total, the wings are 70 mm wide and the dome is 70 mm long. The nail heads are 10 mm and 14 mm diameter. Wood grain vertical apart from one small piece that is horizontal and perhaps part of the handle.
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