Chersonesos - Record View Page: CH06SR

Archival Resource Key: ark:/87610/t66h2r/sfi_cd/CH06SR_3512

Short Description Fixture
Description 2 strips/plates of copper/copper alloy ca. 0.1 cm thick, 0.9-1.00 cm wide, parallel rectilinear sides connected to each other by 2 0.5 cm shafts of copper/copper alloy rod, circular cross section ca 0.25 cm diam., positioned one at each end ca 0.3 cm from end edge, centrally within the long sides of the faces of the plates. Object in two parts, but when fit together, one plate distorted/bent laterally towards the other. Encrusted and corroded all surfaces. Some interior loss through corrosion at one end.

Context: CH06SR_785
- Covering the entirety of cut 728, this layer of debris-rich soil was very thick - at least 3 meters. The layer yielded an extremely large amount of small finds, especially (also) iron nails and metal objects.