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Description: | A cast copper alloy, Roman dumbell toggle dating from the late 1st-3rd century. It consists of a waisted central section with a small collar and a rounded globular terminal at each end. The toggle displays a patchy, light green patina. It is 23.2mm long and 9.4mm in diameter. It weighs 5.96gm. A similar toggle is illustrated in Cool & Philo (Eds.), 1998, Roman Castleford, Excavations 1974-85: The Small Finds, page 114, number 784. Further examples can be found on the database at references: SWYOR-7C6B0 & SWYOR-CB5AB5.
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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