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Description: | A complete copper alloy toggle of post-medieval date. The toggle consists of a pointed oval body with a circular sectioned shank extending from one side and terminating in a figure of eight loop. The toggle is undecorated.The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The toggle is 25.5mm long, 19.3mm wide, 7.8mm thick and weighs 6.8g.This object is one of a group of artefacts which were originally identified by Ralph Jackson and Sally Worrell as cosmetic pestles, dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period,AD 100 - 200 as seen in SWYOR-E137B1 and DENO-D53724. However, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that at least some of these items are in fact clothing fasteners; toggles similar to those on a duffle coat, as in SF-332DF0 and SWYOR-9FE646. One piece of evidence is the distribution ofPAS examples, which differ from the distribution of cosmetic sets. See the discussion on page 6 of Jackson (2010) Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, and compare number 513 and 593. The date of these toggles is still unknown as none have been found in dated contexts.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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