Record ID: LON-5E3734 - IRON AGE toggle

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Unique ID: LON-5E3734

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Iron Age copper alloy toggle

A late Iron Age copper alloy toggle dating from the 1st century BC to 1st century AD. The toggle has a large discoid terminal from which two curving arms project; each of these has a oval discoid terminal which are perforated. There are traces of iron corrosion remaining in one of the perforations suggesting that originally there was an iron bar which passed through both terminals. On the upper surface of the central terminal there is a circular concave cell. The copper alloy has an even dark green patina.

Dimensions: length: 21.28mm; width: 24.51mm; thickness: 7.50mm; diameter of central terminal: 13.82mm; weight: 11.33g.

Identification by Jon Cotton, Senior Prehistoric Curator Museum of London.

This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Length: 21.28 mm
Width: 24.51 mm
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Weight: 11.33 g
Diameter: 13.82 mm
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: East
County: Essex
District: Epping Forest
Parish: Fyfield

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TL5507
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Jon Cotton - [view all attributed records]

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