Identifying Metal Artefacts by Brian Read
Formerly published as “Metal Artefacts of Antiquity”, now re-printed as a great aid to identification and dating of metal detecting finds.
This is a well-researched and illustrated title from Brian Read and contains hundreds of archaeological quality line drawing, allowing the reader to identify their finds with ease. The book covers such items as: Mounts – Pendant Suspension Mounts and Pendants – Strap Distributors – Terrets – Spurs and Spur Fittings – Horses’ Bit – Keys and Locks – Seal-Boxes – Seal Matrices – Daggers and Knives and their Fittings – Sword Fittings – Spear – Tools – Spoons – Brooches – Weights and Weighing Apparatus – Candleholders – Lamp Suspenders and Lanterns – Purse Bars and Pendent Frames -Lead Tokens.
A4, 144 pages, over 950 archaeological quality illustrations. Foreword by Geoff Egan.
