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Description: | Worn cast copper alloy artefact with dull green patina.. The artefact is comprised of a solid central bar which is sub-circular in cross section. It is 40.84mm long with a diameter of 6.51mm. The bar narrows slightly towards each end and has flat oval terminals. The wider terminal measures 6.46mm by 5.98mm, and the slightly smaller terminal measures 6.05mm by 4.81mm. The top of the bar has a sub-rectangular projection with concave sides. The length of the projection where it attaches to the bar is 22.16mm, and this decreases to 17.12mm at the apex ox the projection. It has a maximum thickness of 2.58mm. The lower side of the bar has for worn and broken projections. The outer pairs of projections form a curve between them, suggesting that these are part of two broken suspension loops.
The artefact is similar to Iron Age toggles and belt mounts, however lacks a suspension loop ? the solid sub-rectangular projection is usually hollow to act as a suspension loop on Iron Age toggles. The artefact possibly had suspension loops extending from the other side of the bar. It is probably of an Iron Age date, contemporary to that of toggles, dating circa 200BC to 50AD. | 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
50 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Laura McLean | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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