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Description: | A copper alloy toggle which is probably Roman. The object is circular in section and has a knop at each end. It swells in the middle, but there is a wide circumferential groove in the centre of the swelling. It is 57.5mm long, and 11.7mm in diameter. Many similar examples are recorded on the PAS database, but they are much smaller than this example (for example SWYOR-B24610, SWYOR-C84DD7 and YORYM-76A5D3). However, a larger toggle of different design has also been recorded on the database and is believed to have been from horse harness (DENO-7DDA34). A published example can be found in the British Museum's 'Later Prehistoric Antiquities of the British Isles' 1953. See page 53 and the illustration of object 4 on plate XIII, annotated on page 62 and referred to as a toggle. A medium sized example is IOW-D25FB7. However, both the large and medium sized example has a central hole, so their function is probably slightly different to this piece. It seems probable that this object may have had a similar function to the small examples, but on a larger scale, as for example on horse harness rather than as a dress accessory. A very similar, but also unidentified object is NMS-303133. The toggle has a grey green patina and is in good condition.
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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