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Description: | Complete copper alloy object of uncertain date, possibly Iron Age and of uncertain function, . The object is sub-circular in overall outline and three-dimensional in form with a swollen lower half with sides that narrow and taper upwards to meet at the top forming the overall circular shape. The appearance overall is of a crescent shape but with the two narrow arms meeting to complete the circle reminiscent of a basket. The swollen lower part of the object is hollowed and the exterior is decorated with incised rouletting which runs vertically around the midpoint of this swollen crescent - there is an additional line of this incised rouletting which runs around the whole perimeter of the object and there are also a pair of incised chevron lines where the swollen part of the item meets with the narrowed 'arms' on each side. Overall the item is chunky and was clearly cast rather than formed of sheet metal.Similar objects already recorded on the PAS website include LVPL-D5AFB2, SWYOR-3A3221 and BH-439987 with LVPL-D5AFB2 being the closest parallel.BH-439987 and SWYOR-3A3221 have been identified as possible ear rings. Several similar artefacts, identified as ear rings, have been found in the Champagne region of France and are illustrated in the Morel Collection (I.M. Stead and V. Rigby; 1999; fig. 120). They generally date to the Iron Age late La Tène I period. However, these French examples differ slightly in that they appear to have been made from thin sheet metal and bent and pressed into shape. Unlike the French examples, BH-439987 and SWYOR-3A3221 this object is complete at the top and therefore can not function as an ear ring without additional modification. An alternative suggestion is pendant.
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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