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Description: | A uniface, lozenge-shaped, artefact with one axis slightly longer than the other, made from jet (or possibly shale), of unknown date. The upper face of the lozenge is decorated with narrow, incised grooves forming an unintelligable design. The design consists of a pair of closely spaced lines, beginning in the angle at one end of the shorter axis. If this angle is considered to be the right hand end of the short axis they then form a horizontal left-hand loop that curves back, passes beneath itself then forms a smaller loop at the upper right side before passing beneath itself again and turning left in a narrow U shape. They then pass back beneath the upper side of the original loop before finally turning left in another narrow U shape, this one inverted, before finally coming together in a point. There are then two parallel grooves running from one side of the inverted U shape to the upper left hand side of the lozenge, a single groove in a D shape on the opposite side of the inverted loop and a pair of parallel grooves cutting across the design in the lower right hand quadrant of the lozenge. It is not clear what, if anything, this design is intended to represent.Apart from the engraving, both upper and lower surfaces are smooth and there does not appear to be any means of attaching this artefact to a larger object, so its purpose is unknown. It is possibly a gaming piece or some type of mount or inlay that was attached by an adhesive.The corner at the upper end of the long axis of the lozenge has broken away and is missing. A small hole on the reverse at the edge of the breeak, does not perforate the object and is surrounded by traces of a hard, clear material, possibly glue. It is currently 25.2mm long, 20.6mm wide and 2.5mm thick. It weighs 1.31gm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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