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Description: | A copper-alloy triskel mount or fob type pendant dating from the Iron Age or Early Roman period. Each arm of the mount is pierced with a circular hole and ends in a raised, ovoid mound with a shallow groove on each side. In the centre of the mount is a circular depression, surrounded by a deeply incised circular groove. There is a second, shallower circular groove at a distance of 3.3mm from the inner groove. The attachment loop is intact; it has an external diameter of 16.4mm and is attached to the rear of the mount by a short column of metal 13mm in length and 10mm in diameter. This column has a shallowly incised groove at each end and a slight swelling in the centre. The whole mount is 49mm long, 46.5mm wide, and 36.9mm thick. It weighs 48.58gm. The triskele fob has a grey green glossy patina with areas of pitting and corrosion. It dates from the 1st or 2nd century, but the exact function is not yet understood. Similar objects on the database are YORYM-228443, LVPL-F98596, SWYOR-69FBC5 and NMGW-43E1D4.
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