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Description: | Treasure Case 2009 T40
"A small sheet gold object originally of hollow sub-conical shape but now irregularly flattened and slightly damaged. At the broader end a plain rim is followed by a series of concave mouldings interspersed with thin bands of fine dot-punching and two rows of circular pellets. A zone of incised interlocking lentil and diamond motifs is followed by further bands of pellets, dot-punching and simple mouldings terminating in a slightly torn plain rim with an internal diameter of c. 2 mm.
The function of the object, probably a component of Roman jewellery, is uncertain. It may be a decorative collar from the terminal of a gold necklace chain. More probably it is a broken variant of the ??Hercules club?? type of ear-ring, an identification strengthened by the presence of the incised lentil motif, a shape used on the ??Hercules club?? ear-rings and pendants to represent the stylised knots on the surface of the club (Johns 1996, 129-30, Fig. 6.2. Allason-Jones 1989, Type 15).
Date: probably 1st ?? 4th century AD.
Dimensions: Length 17.6 mm.
Weight: 2.8 g.
In age and precious metal content the object qualifies as Treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Ralph Jackson
Dept. of Prehistory & Europe
British Museum
16th April 2009" | 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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