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Description: | Copper AlloyWheel. Cast four-spoked 'wheel' - the object is actually square with rounded corners, of which one is lost .This recalls the wheel attribute associated with the Celtic deity Taranis or a sun-ray symbol, though this squared version also recalls the eccentric bicycle wheel designed by Hengist Pod in the film Carry on Cleo. One 'spoke' is slightly thinned, apparently by wear, so the object may conceivably have functioned as a strap distributor or union. More recognisably circular wheel motifs from Winteringham, North Lincolnshire were associated with a large collection of 1st-century coins and metalwork from a probable military site whose floruit preceded Roman advance north of the Humber circa AD 70. Suggested date: Early Roman, 40-80.Length: 28mm, Width: 28mm, Thickness: 4.6mm, Weight: 13.44gms.
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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