Record ID: YORYM-A72C78 - IRON AGE toggle

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TOGGLE

Unique ID: YORYM-A72C78

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Iron Age to Roman : Toggle

An incomplete cast copper alloy (Iron Age bronze) looped toggle, dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. The toggle survives in a poor condition. The object has been cast in one piece. The toggle is shaped rather like the head of a hammer-head shark or dumbbell. That is to say the main body of the toggle is cylindrical and either end has been capped by a circular rove. In the centre of the main body of the toggle there is a raised step or ‘block’ in the copper alloy equal in diameter to the roves. The rove and end caps my have been decorated, but the surface is heavily corroded and pitted, so no detail can be seen. The arms (between the central block and the roves) have varying degrees of wear evident from the thickness of the metal cylinder. These wear patterns are situated in precisely the areas where contact would occur when the toggle head was engaged. It is likely a leather strap would have wrapped around this section of the toggle, therefore causing the wear. Extending out from the central block is the remains of the triangular attachment loop, which extends downwards from the central block of the toggle; it has been cast integrally to the main body of the toggle. It has largely broken off and only a worn stump remains. The toggle survives in a poor condition and much of the original surface is missing. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour. It is likely that this toggle would have been used for fastening bags, clothes or straps. Similar toggle have been recorded onto the PAS database, database number: BERK-FA25F5 and SF-3326E3. SUSS-D17D34 found near Upper Beeding (West Sussex) is a very similar parallel for this piece, it can be seen the PAS Annual Report 2005/6, p37. A study of the literature produced no direct parallel. Other similar toggles can be seen in Jackson, 1990, p40, ref: 87.

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 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 44.4 mm
Width: 23.9 mm
Thickness: 13.3 mm
Weight: 31.4 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: North Yorkshire
District: Harrogate
To be known as: Long Marston

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: Wednesday 1st April 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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