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Description: | A cast copper alloy fragment with enamelled decoration of probable late Iron Age or Roman date. The anchor-shaped fragment measures 21.8mm by 17.5mm by 3.2mm and weighs 3.97g. It is possibly part of a harness fitting or vessel mount. The enamel lies in three cells. Two are small and circular and sit at the end of the curving terminals. The other cell is larger and follows the overall shape of the object. In the centre of the curving section there is a circular blob of pale yellow enamel and in off-centre on the 'cross-bar' there is a blue spiral. The rest of the enamel appears to be very light brown. The shape can be paralleled on some Irish harness fittings which have anchor-shaped terminals (Kevin Leahy, pers. comm.).
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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