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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy toggle of Iron Age date. It has an ovoid body that tapers at each end where there are prominent disc-shaped terminals At the top centre of the toggle is an integral attachment loop that is semi-circular in form, the body of the toggle underneath the loop being concave. On one face, extending from the attachment loop, are single diagonal grooves that run to a raised oval collet. Viewed in profile with the loop at the top, the collet is at approximately 5 (or 7) O'clock. The centre of the collet is recessed with a central circular indentation perhaps indicative that it originally contained enamel or similar decorative elements. Between the diagonal grooves on one face (front?) of the toggle is a central raised ring and dot motif. The opposite (back?) face does not appear to have any obvious decorative elements but is missing much of its originaly surface making close identification impossible. The disc shaped terminals at each end of the toggle have single central grooves that run around their edges, the flattened outer faces are undecorated. All surfaces have the remains of a dark brown patina, but in many places this is worn and pitted with the original surface missing in many areas due to post-depositional damage. It measures 17.82mm in height, 26.79mm in width, 13.34mm in diameter, and 14.04g in weight.This is a copper-alloy toggle of Iron Age date. It finds parallels in examples recorded through the Portable Antiquities Scheme (e.g. ESS-71FD04, HAMP-E837B2, IOW-8E8798 or WILT-B440D1) and probably dates to the later Iron Age period, c.3rd century BC to 1st century AD.
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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