SWYOR-277D96: Iron Age or Roman mount; Shield or Tankard clip

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MOUNT

Unique ID: SWYOR-277D96

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper alloy Iron Age or Roman mount, possibly a decorative shield clip or tankard fitting dating from about 300 BC - AD 100. The mount consists of a hollow tubular sheet of copper alloy decorated with a series of circumferential raised collars and grooves forming three bands. It is C shaped in cross-section and does not appear to be broken. It is 13.5mm long, 9.2mm wide and 6.6mm thick. 1.16g. The sheet is 0.83mm thick.

Compare DOR-670C56 and SUSS-D4AAD7 for similar examples on the database, and SWYOR-1B5433 which has many published references. See also Worrell 2009, 'Draft Iron Age Artefact Identification Guide', p 22.

Class: shield clip

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 300 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.5 mm
Width: 9.2 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 1.16 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Tuesday 1st September 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2684

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Kirk Deighton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3850
Four figure Latitude: 53.94471873
Four figure longitude: -1.4225541
1:25K map: SE3850
1:10K map: SE35SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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