File:Late Iron Age copper alloy toggle (FindID 434370).jpg
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Late Iron Age copper alloy toggle | |||
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All rights reserved, Mark Lodwick, 2011-03-17 16:30:12 |
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Late Iron Age copper alloy toggle |
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English: Iron Age enamelled copper alloy harness fitting (toggle or cheek-piece), probably of 1st century AD date The toggle is near-complete, with slight peripheral damage and some surface loss (with an overall length of 115.9mm and a weight of 100.7g). The circular disc terminals are expanded (with a diameter of 15.7mm and a thickness of 4.5mm). The side of the terminal is enhanced with a central rib (1.5mm wide) and there is no enamelled inlay on the terminals. The arms are of circular section and concave across their length, expanding to the terminal and to the mid-section (with a minimum diameter of 10.8mm). The mid-section is gently rounded and is convex across its length and width (with a length of 21.4mm and a thickness of 18.8mm). The central opening is sub-rectangular (with a length of 27.0mm and a width of 7.8mm). The opening is both wider and longer on the interior. One side of the toggle is decorated with inlaid red enamel in La Tène style. The motif is enhanced throughout with a delicate incised border. The inlaid decoration comprises a symmetrical curvilinear design. At the centre the cells are near-linear at the top and bottom and curve on the interior on both sides, before a double concave arc defines a point. The enamelled cell narrows again near the side before widening into an oval terminal. The pointed arc meets the oval on the central axis. The arms are decorated with symmetrical cells comprising convex curved ends before narrowing with concave sides. The device on one side narrows to such a degree that it becomes too thin to inlay with enamel. Enamelled cheekpieces are known from the Polden Hill hoard (Brailsford 1975, p 230, fig. 6, plate XXI) , containing two examples, from Wooden Eckford, Roxburghshire (Macgregor 1976, no. 45) and elsewhere. Jope (2000, pp 313) states that 30 cheekpieces made of Bronze, iron, bone and antler have been recorded widely distributed across Britain. PAS have recorded a further example from Wonston in Hampshire (HAMP792) with incised decoration. A red enamelled cheekpiece has been recorded from Maescar, Powys (TAR; Gwilt, 2008, p 223, no 1225) . The closest parallel to this example was recovered from Cockshutt in Shropshire and recorded with PAS . The Shropshire example does not have disc terminals and the inlaid design varies slightly. This find represents only the second know toggle recovered from Wales and with the Maescar and Cockshutt example may be starting to show a Mid-Wales and West Midlands grouping. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Powys | ||
Date | between 0 and 100 | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 434370 Old ref: NMGW-2362B2 Filename: Toggle drawing.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/321093 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/321093/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/434370 |
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Object location | 52° 00′ 30.96″ N, 3° 19′ 30.43″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.008600; -3.325120 |
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File change date and time | 16:29, 17 March 2011 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 16:29, 17 March 2011 |
Date metadata was last modified | 16:29, 17 March 2011 |
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