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Description: | Unidentified cast copper alloy object. This object consists of a shaft that is semicircular in section, being domed with a flat reverse. The main body of the shaft is broken at one end, and though the break edge is not fresh, is not worn smooth, suggesting damage occurred in the more recent past. The surviving portion of shaft is moulded with two integral collars, about 6mm apart, with a smaller integral collar moulded halfway between. Beyond the final collar is an integral terminal, which is essentially subrectangular in plan, with rounded corners and which is wasted. This gives it the impression of a horse’s head, or other zoomorphic form, though this may be entirely coincidental. There appears to be no decoration on the terminal, though the object is abraded. The reverse of the shaft is plain. A thin fin-like central rib rungs along most of the reverse, and then slopes into a raised seam at the terminal end. It does not appear to be a brooch fitting, and at the time of recording, its function is unknown. The object is 47.8mm long, of which 23.38mm is the integral terminal. It is 11.02mm wide, 10.24mm thick (including the rib/fin) and weighs 14.81g. The original surface is dark brown, but is abraded and pitted with exposed surfaces showing as light brown. Dr Kevin Leahy suggests that the object is not Anglo-Saxon, despite its vague resemblance to zoomorphic terminals on Early Medieval brooches. At the time of recording the object is unidentified and of unknown date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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