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Description: | Copper alloy terminal in the form of an acorn. This terminal is circular in plan and semicircular in section i.e. it is domed. It takes the form of an acorn with a pointed knop at its top and with a small collar around the bottom which represents the acorn cup. Beyond this moulding, there does not appear to be any form of decoration to render the acorn realistic. Extending from the bottom of the acorn is the beginning of a shaft that is circular in section and gently bent, seemingly on purpose. It is truncated and extends for no more than 6.5mm. The terminal is abraded, with the original surface having a mid green patina and exposed surfaces being lighter green. Break edges are worn smooth suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The object has an over all length of 16.3mm is 8.14mm thick and weighs 3.02g. Acorns are a long-lived motif, used from the Roman period to modern times. Nina Crummy comments that this object is probably not Roman and more likely to be medieval or post medieval in date.
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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