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Description: | Copper alloy possible dog leash component, as kindly suggested by the finder. Hollow object in the form of a flattened sphere with a collar on its upper and lower surfaces and eighteen apertures, mostly of angular rhomboid form. A billeted strand passes around the apertures, probably defining a series of six lozenges with a rectilinear aperture in the centre of each, and possibly retaining enamel or inlay of an uncertain tint - the current dark surface of the object may suggest it has been treated with oil which has stained both the metal and any other materials present. Viewed from its ends, the object appears as a six-sided figure, and the apertures as at the centre of a six pointed star, though these latter views may not have been available when the object was in use.The finder kindly suggests this may be the central swivelling component of a dog leash; an assembled example recorded by PAS (KENT - 3F1080) is considered of Early Medieval date, and is identified by reference to Read (2001), Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom, Volume 1, Portcullis Publishing 2001, pages 59 and 62, nos 479 & 484. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000.Diameter: 28.1mm, Height: 18.1mm, Weight: 24.53gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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