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Description: | A cast copper-alloy toggle of probable later Iron Age to early Roman date. It has a cylindrical body with swollen centre flanked by narrow constrictions, before expanding again to flattened disc-shaped terminal ends. The swollen centre of the body has moulded decoration comprising a central rib flanked by grooves that expands horizontally towards the bottom centre of the object, tapering towards the top centre. Each of the terminal ends has a central rib or ridge flanked by grooves, the outer faces of each end being completely flat and undecorated. At the top centre of the body is an integral attachment loop. This is triangular in form with rounded corners, circular in cross-section, and set at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the body. It has a central oval shaped aperture that tapers slightly at its base, the grooves on the central rib of the body extending onto the attachment loop and almost dividing it in two on the front face. The entire object has a dark green patina with some areas of corrosion and pitting. It measures 17.83mm in height (including suspension loop), 22.37mm in width, 9.66mm in diameter, and 9.37g in weight.This is a copper-alloy toggle of later Iron Age to Roman date. A number of similar toggles have been recorded through the PAS (e.g. BH-8B53B9, SF-3A3946, SUR-732BE5 or LIN-CBE5A0) and suggest a probable 1st century BC to 1st century AD date for the current object.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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