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Description: | An unidentified object which could possibly be a fragment from a torc or a bracelet. The object consists of a sub-spherical terminal attached to a curved arm. The arm, probably copper alloy based on its green surface colour, is U-shaped in section, with the channel largely filled with a similarly coloured metal, also probably a copper alloy, and which appears to be a continuation of the sphere. The exterior of the U-shaped section of the arm is decorated with three sets of transverse grooves - one at the terminal by the sphere, one near to the opposite terminal, and one between the two. The set of (five) grooves by the spherical terminal appear to be largely complete. The other sets are more incomplete as the surface has been chipped and corroded. Three grooves are visible at the smaller terminal, and there are four grooves in the set between the two terminals. The object is 45.2mm long, and the sphere has a maximum diameter of 14.9mm. It weighs 17.66g. The entire object has a powdery green surface, but there are some dark brown patches on the sphere opposite the projection of the arm. These patches have a similar appearance to iron corrosion but the object does not react to a magnet noticeably. No parallel has been found, and the object is unidentified, and undated, but could possibly be a fragment from a torc or a bracelet.
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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