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Description: | A cast copper-alloy terminal (foot) from a Late Iron Age linch-pin. The object takes the form of a bulbous cone which extends at the apex round into a 'button' terminal, sometimes referred to as a 'hoof' type. At the attachment end is a double ridged collar. Within a central recess the corroded remains of the iron pin survive over a short distance. This recess is square on a comparable linch-pin recorded on this database (YORYM-095350). The circular terminal (max. dia.: c. 19.5mm) has a raised border and a raised circular dome that attains a fractionally taller height than the border. The artefact has a largely dark green patina with some pitting. For a similar terminal foot on a complete linch-pin see The British Museum and Smith (1925, 141; ref. 157).
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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