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Description: | An Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy 'fob' or 'dangler'.The head of the fob takes the form of a moulded triskele motif, the underside displaying three equal spirals, each with a concave strand and sub-circular terminal. A circular-cross-sectioned shaft extends perpendicular to the centre point of the back of the head, terminating in a circular apex loop with adhering iron corrosion. The orangey-brown surface of this object suggests sometime deposition within a wet environment.Height: 21mm; width: 21.2mm. Weight: 11.4g.The triskele motif is a typical design on what is still a poorly understood artefact type. Similar fobs are illustrated by Spratling (1974: Vol. II, Fig. 92, nos. 215 and 216, from Abergavenny and All Cannings Cross/Stanton St. Bernard respectively), who describes them as 'loop-shanked pendants' and notes that their function is unclear (ibid. Vol. I, pp. 125-126). Triskele-decorated fobs are also discussed by MacGregor, who suggests they may be pendants, either for the decoration of horse or clothing (1976: Vol. I, p. 37). MacGregor also discusses the contextual evidence of the nine examples known at the time, postulating a wide date range which probably spans the late Iron Age to early Roman period (ibid. 37-38). Similar artefacts on the PAS database include LVPL-A2FDB0, BERK-3EEFO4 GLO-00B794 and NARC-7584E7.
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