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Description: | Copper alloy object of unknown type. At one end there is a circular terminal. The upper surface is domed, coming to a point. The underside is also convex. A square sectioned shaft joins the centre of the underside of the terminal. The shaft gradually tapers for c. 22mm (Th. 5.4-4.3mm). The shaft then narrows slightly and becomes circular in section. The shaft continues for a further c. 10mm, tapering slightly, before ending in a rounded terminal (D. 4.1-3.2mm). The object is heavily decorated with incised and moulded decoration. The upper surface of the circular terminal is decorated with four wide incised grooves extending from, but not meeting in, the centre. Between these grooves are a series of parallel, narrower grooves, forming parallel inverted V-shapes. The underside of this terminal is not decorated. Each side of the square sectioned portion of the shaft has a raised border on each long side and bears a series of curvilinear parallel grooves and ridges. On one side there are clearly four straight longitudinal grooves with three ridges extending for c. 6mm from the top of the shaft. There are then three grooves and two ridges forming an arch arranged longitudinally in the lower half of this portion of the shaft. This decoration appears to be mirrored on the opposite side of the shaft. On the other two faces of this portion of the shaft the decoration appears to be in the form of curves, however the design is not clear due to wear. The lower, circular-section, portion of the shaft is decoration with five parallel lateral grooves and ridges. Gilding survives on all surfaces.
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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