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Description: | A Roman copper alloy toggle (late 1st - 3rd century AD). The toggle is cast, solid and cylindrical with a narrow body that expands at each end into bulbous terminals, forming a dumbbell shape. There is a collar at the junction between the bar and the bulbous terminals. The copper alloy has a pale green patina and corroded uneven surface.A similar toggle no13 is illustrated in Read (2008:5) which he dates as Roman. Dimensions: Diameter of terminals: 9.75mm; diameter of bar: 6.00mm; length: 17.24mm; weight: 5.42g.Reference: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
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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