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Description: | A copper alloy ??fob?? or ??dangler??, believed to be a harness fitting from the Iron Age or Early Roman period. The object is an openwork circular disc with a projecting stem which terminates in a broken suspension loop in the centre of the reverse. It has a diameter of 34.7mm and is 22.4mm thick. The disc is damaged, but the original intention can still be understood. The design is of a circular rim within which are four evenly spaced rounded terminals from which spirals spring. There is another terminal in the centre where all four spirals end. The shape of the spirals forms an S shape with the central terminal in the middle, rather like a dragonesque brooch. The design is also similar to a triskele pattern, but definitely has two main strands, or four altogether, rather than three. The stem on the reverse is moulded into two lobes stacked on top of one another. Half of the circular suspension loop is missing. The reverse of the openwork disc is flat and plain. Several similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database, including NMGW-43E1D4 which gives many references. Few of these objects have been recovered from excavations and they remain poorly understood. It is believed that they date from the first or early second century AD. This example has a smooth light green patina. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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