shield; mount; rivet

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Object Type: shield; mount; rivet
Museum number: 2001,0103.3.f.2
Description: Disc-headed rivet, copper alloy, with mineralised remains of wood on the shank. From shield mount 2001,0103.3.f.1
Cultures/periods
Production date: 6thC
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Sutton Hoo, Visitor Centre, SF2119 Grave 0868 (2000)
Materials: copper alloy; wood
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 11 millimetres
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2001
Acquisition notes: Finds were discovered in 2000 during the archaeological excavations before the Visitor Centre was constructed. The National Trust donated all of the finds to the British Museum.
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 2001,0103.3.f.2
Additional IDs: Excavation/small finds number: SF2119 (Small find number)
Conservation: Treatment: 31 Dec 2001; Treatment: 26 Feb 2003

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