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Description: | An unidentified copper-alloy object, which may be a dagger chape or an item of personal adornment. A similar 'moustache object' was found as part of the Salibury hoard (I.M. Stead; 1998; no. 117); they are thought to be of early Iron Age date.The object has been cast in one piece and is roughly symmetrical. It has the appearance of a moustache, being crescentic, with a vertical central depression and tapering to a point at each end. The surfaces of each half are decorated on all but the underside by a series of closely-spaced, downward-angled, parallel indented lines. The underside is plain, apart from a sub-oval depression at the centre; this contains iron corrosion or mineralised wood. The surfaces of the piece are heavily corroded. It measures 22.1mm wide, by 16.3mm high and 8.6mm thick; the weight is 9.38g.
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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