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Description: | Cast copper alloy toggle or fob / dangler of probable later Iron Age or Early Roman date (100 BC - 100 AD). The toggle is broadly sub-triangular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. The base of the toggle is faceted rising to a moulded mid point and tapering to a pointed loop. The loop is pierced with an elliptical hole, which is worn; a hair-line fracture is present at the top of the loop. Both the shape of the hole and damage suggest that it has been heavily used. The hole measures 3.6mm x 1.5mm. There is no evidence of any incised decoration present.The toggle is a mid brownish green colour with an abraded patina that covers all surfaces. A direct parallel has not been found. The size of the artefact suggests that it was used as a toggle rather than harness accessory, fob or dangler.The toggle measures 16.7mm high, is 9.3mm wide and 6.4mm thick; t weighs 3.5 grams
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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