Shield boss and handle Saxon 6th to 7th century3D ModelNoAI
Saxon & 6th century & 7th century Iron shield boss and handle. You can see the indentation of the smiths hammer blows to form the shape. Made of a straight-sided cone surmounted by a hollow button, which presumably once contained a button disc mount in another metal, probably copper alloy, which appears to be slightly off-centre of the boss. The boss is low with a low wall and a broad flat flange which has three disc-headed rivets. Two further rivets fixed the handle to the shield wood. Mineralised wood remains survive on the rivets. Traces of textile were found with the handle, together with some finger bones. The handle is broader at the terminals with traces of fabric adhering. One iron disc-headed rivet and another with copper alloy flattened head.
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