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Description: | An unidentified copper-alloy object. No parallel could be found for this piece which would appear to be some kind of decorative mount or terminal. The decorative content and patina strongly suggest a late Iron Age date.The piece takes the form of a truncated sub-globular casting. At the centre of the flat underside is a hole containing a remnant of an attached piece. The rest of the surface bears a relief-cast pattern of swirls, delineated with grooves and interspersed with hemispherical mouldings. Only one of the five hemispheres is undamaged; it has a small depression at its centre. The remainder of the surface is badly damaged and corroded in places. The artefact measures 15.5mm wide, 13.1mm high and weighs 8.39g.
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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