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Description: | 1. Linch pin head. Stub of corroded rectangular sectioned iron shank protruding from a rectangular socket at the base of the copper alloy head. Above the socket is a circular moulding at the base of a globular body which is waisted before large flat circular top. The body is pierced by a transverse hole the ends of which are defined by circular mouldings, there are two circular cells filled with red enamel between the openings on one side only. The upper surface is recessed in the centre, the rim decorated with three evenly spaced circular cells, one of which contains traces of red enamel and traces of fine closely spaced engraved transverse lines. Around the edge of the recess a circle is formed from short very closely spaced radiating ridges within which are three pointed oval cells one of which is partially filled with red enamel. Part of the edge of the flat top has been worn at the edge creating one straight side on the same plane as one edge of the shank. Much of the original surface is damaged and parts are covered with iron corrosion. Length of copper alloy head 35mm, diameter at max. 42mm, width where worn 36mm.2. Linch pin foot. Rectangular socket for missing shank surrounded by iron corrosion before circular moulding, globular body with out-turned circular flat knob ( hoof shaped) terminal, the rim of which touches the globular body creating an aperture behind. The body is decorated with two circular cells filled with red enamel, one on the same plane as the flat terminal, the other at right angles to it, with engraved or stamped lines forming chevrons between the two cells. The flat terminal is recessed, with a circle formed from very short, closely spaced radiating ridges within which are three pointed oval cells filled with red enamel. One side of the disc terminal is worn creating a flat edge. The moulding around the socket may also be worn but the surface is too corroded to be sure if this is wear or later damage. Much of the original surface is damaged and parts are covered with iron corrosion. Length 51mm, diameter 23mm, socket (internal) 8 x 8mm, diameter of out-turned knob 25mm, width where worn 22mm.3. Linch pin foot. Rectangular socket for missing shank now completely covered with iron corrosion before circular moulding, globular body with out-turned flat circular knob (hoof shaped) terminal, the rim of which touches the globular body creating an aperture behind which is now filled with iron corrosion. The body is decorated with two circular cells filled with red enamel, one on the same plane as the flat terminal, the other at right angles to it, with engraved lines forming chevrons around them The flat terminal, most of the rim of which is now missing, is recessed with a circle formed from very short closely spaced radiating ridges within which are three pointed oval cells filled with red enamel. The edges of the disc terminal and moulding are too damaged and corroded to tell whether they were worn. Much of the original surface is damaged and parts are covered with iron corrosion. Length 47mm, diameter 22mm, diameter of out-turned knob c. 23mm.Cf. Gregory, 1980, 340, fig.7These objects were found close together c. 30cm below the surface. 1st century BC - mid 1st century AD.These objects are made from base-metal. Association has been proved on two counts. First, the objects were uncovered in close proximity. Second, there are clear archaeological precedents for these objects to be found in direct association with one another. Evidence suggests that they are late Iron Age and of well known Iron Age (i.e. prehistoric) type. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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