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MEDIEVAL PRESS
Late medieval - modern cast lead alloy number 4 from movable type press. The numeral has a rectangular base with a semi circular cut out at one side for fixing. Movable type has remained very similar since it was introduced to Britain in 1450AD.This piece is 23.6mm long, 11.8mm wide, 5.9mm thick and 12.98 grams in weight.
Subject
- archaeology - MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- PRESS
Medium
- Lead Alloy
Subject
- archaeology - MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- PRESS
Medium
- Lead Alloy
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- 1450
- 1450
Places
- United Kingdom; West Sussex; Arun
Identifier
- SUSS-81AFD5
Year
- 1450
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T14:58:12.570Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:30:02.582Z