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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy toggle, dating from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period.The solid-cast piece comprises a circular-sectioned bar, the diameter of which increases towards the centre. At either end of the bar is an inward-tapering moulding of truncated conical form. Two prongs, which project upwards from the top of the toggle, represent the remains of the loop.Length: 22.1mm; width: 8.6mm; height: 11.8mm. Weight: 5.61g.A similar toggle was found in a hoard of metalwork at Camerton, Somerset (Jackson 1990: 40/Pl. 8, no. 87), which contained material dating from the 1st 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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