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Description: | A linch pin foot terminal dating to the 1st century BC to 1st century AD. The flat, circular surface has been damaged and one edge is straight and the dark green patina covers this edge. The opposite edge has waved slightly. The design on this circular surface is very worn, only a 'S' shape is visible off-centre. Otherwise this surface has iron corrosion over it. The 'circular' surface is cast as part of an inverted sub-conical shape, and the 'circular' surface is placed at the tip and then tilted so it is vertical. Where the circular surface has a straight edge through damaged, the conical component also has a straight edge and has been worn or damaged flat. It is difficult to determine whether the conical was worn flat gradually, however it is more likely to have been damaged. The opposite side of the conical shape has a small emblem either cast or engraved. The emblem consists of two circular indentations next to each other. Each circular indentation has a second smaller circular indentation in the centre. The inner circular indentation is conical in shape. In the void between the two circular indentations there are two triangular indentations, the 'upper' corner of the triangles point towards each other. Protruding from the 'base' of the conical component is a sub-circular sectioned stem, from which an iron shaft emerges. The iron shaft is short and damaged.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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