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Description: | A late Iron age or early Roman complete, cast, copper alloy, decorated toggle (c. 100 BC - 100 AD).The toggle consists of a sub-rectangular head, with rounded corners and a semi-circular cross-section. The head is decorated with a quatrefoil design: opposite pairs of the design are matching, one pair are small and have a smaller repetition of the sane design on the interior; they run parallel with the protruding loop on the reverse. The other pair are elongated and extend the full length of the head, this pair also contain a smaller repetition of the same design on the interior.The reverse of the head is largely flat with a copper alloy shaft which protrudes slightly off centre and then expands to form a rounded, square loop with a circular perforated hole, which is approximately 2.6 mm in diameter.It measures 15.6 mm in length, 7.1 mm wide, 4.2 mm thick and weighs 3.09 g.
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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