Record ID: HESH-D89587
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy fob, hanger, or dangler of late Iron Age (pre-Roman) date (100BC - AD 80). The fob is incomplete being broken across the projecting shank extending from the centre of the reverse; this break is old and patinated and the surface is unworn. Due to the break the shank and perforated loop is lost. The dangler is well cast with a circular disc / head which is augmented with an incised and pierced decoration. The overall form is that of an openwork threefold triskelle or whirligig. The whirligig is formed around a central cast raised circular boss with a cup-shaped centr…
Created on: Saturday 1st February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 18th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.