|
Date: |
|
Description: | Late Iron Age strap union, Taylor and Brailsford type 1. This object is constructed of a figure of eight flanked on either side by a vertical bar, attached at each end. The object is semicircular in section, having a flat rear side with a domed front. The two central, joined hoops forming the figure eight are decorated with a raised rim around each circle, within which is a 'basketweave'design, consisting of raised lines and dots. Where the two flanking bars join the circles, at top and bottom, on either side, is a moulded collar.The reverse of the object is plain. The overall patina of the object is dark green, with some flashes of light green.Type 1 strap unions date from 200BC to 200AD. Taylor and Brailsford have numerous examples in their article 'British Iron Age Strap Unions' in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, volume 51, December 1985, page 251, figure 2. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -200
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
|