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Description: | A cast copper alloy unidentified object, which may be a fragment or an incomplete object. It has an oval body and a semi-circular sectioned protrusion at one edge of the body. The body is an oval in plan, but has heavily abraded edges. The upper surface of the body is decorated with a central high-relief pellet which has two concentric cells around it. The small cell is filled with shiny blue enamel. The larger concentric cell has the remains of red enamel. The reverse of the body is corroded and is curved. The curvature continues through the protrusion on the reverse. The protrusion has possible moulded decoration, tapers in width and terminates with a blunt rounded point, which may be a broken edge. The object measures 27.44mm long, 13.28mm wide and 3.97mm thick across the body, and weighs 3.4g.The function of the object is not certain. The body of the object could resemble a finger ring bezel, however the protrusion does not appears to be sturdy enough and the curvature of the reverse is possibly too large for a finger ring. The object is also similar to a button-loop fastener; however the integral loop usually protrudes from the reverse of the body fastener forming an 'L' shape in profile, rather than protruding from the side. The enamel does suggest a late Iron Age/Roman 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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