Record ID: YORYM-7D9D91 - IRON AGE pendant

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PENDANT

Unique ID: YORYM-7D9D91

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Iron Age to Roman : Pendant

A large and heavy-duty cast copper alloy, circular 'Triskele' fob type pendant with an openwork Celtic design. MacGregor (1976) states that at the time of writing only nine of these had been recorded, this number may have increased over the last 33 years. Some of the other examples are described as openwork triskel with a central boss, this design is slightly different. This example is probably of Iron Age date. Their purpose is not known. It has a circular openwork frame, with three C-shaped loops (each terminating at both ends with a bulb), all joined twisted together. There is a depression in the centre. On the reverse of this design are three attachment lugs, all now broken. The handle/stem is missing. The edge of the frame has a rounded section. The metal is a dark greenish-brown colour. Another example was recorded in the Halliday Archive (Yorkshire Museum) having been found by a detectorist Near Scarborough (North Yorkshire), in 1997. Reference: Searchers Magazine, June 1993, p26 which referes to the publication 'Early Celtic Art in Northern Britain' by M. MacGregor. A more recent example was recorded in Allerthorpe (East Riding). PAS Database No: YORYM-228443.

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Class: 'Triskele' fob type

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 150 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 46.3 mm
Width: 45.3 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 48.8 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: East Riding Of Yorkshire
District: East Riding Of Yorkshire
To be known as: Bainton

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

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