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FOB

Unique ID: BERK-088CAE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete but slight damaged cast copper alloy fob dangler or dress fitting dating to the Late Iron Age (c. 100 BC - AD 80). The fob is extremely small, and may have been more suitable as a dress accessory rather than an item of horse harness decoration, which is what fobs are generally assumed to be (although this is far from certain). The fob features three openwork circles joined around a central triangular plate, which forms the base of the integrally cast suspension / attachment loop that extends from the reverse of the object. The loop is complete but one section is now broken away from the main loop.

Fob danglers are enigmatic objects. Those featuring variations of triskele designs, or groups of three spirals, are the most common. This is the smallest example I have seen by a long way.

Find of note status

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

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 80

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 15.5 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th February 2018

Rally details.

This object was found at Wendlebury #1

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2018.198

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Merton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5719
Four figure Latitude: 51.8666749
Four figure longitude: -1.17358811
1:25K map: SP5719
1:10K map: SP51NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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