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Description: | A cast copper alloy toggle/ clothes fastener (length: 25.9mm; width: 19.7mm; diameter of terminals: 10.9mm; weight: 14.46g). The artefact has an oval-shaped body and circular section with flat circular terminals/ discs at either end. A small circular suspension loop has been separately soldered onto the main body. On the underside of the oval body and parallel to the suspension loop, there is an indented and drilled hole protruding into the body. The hole's functional is unclear. The overall condition of the toggle is generally worn and fairly corroded with a pitted surface. The top of the suspension loop does not appear to be particularly worn, which may indicate little use. The toggle has a patchy light green and dark brown patina. The main body of the toggle/ fastener is very similar to an example illustrated by Mills (2000, page 69, Ref no RC189). The only difference is the suspension loop. Mill's illustration shows a triangular loop instead of a circular one. Mills describes this fastener as 'the bar head type' and dates it to the early 2nd century. | 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: | 43
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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