Record ID: WILT-9E5865
Object type: YOKE (ANIMAL)
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy probable fragment of a Y shaped Irish harness fitting of late Iron Age date (c. 300 BC - 100 AD). It measures 19.22mm in diameter, 17.73mm in height and weighs 12.72g. The object is a domed oval in shape with a hollow interior and a flattened underside. It exhibits a circular aperture on the underside surrounded by a projecting jagged break. The upper surface exhibits an incised decoration consisting of three incised spirals joined at the centre. There is a small patch of iron corrosion from an iron rivet at the apex of the spiral design. The remains of t…
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Deverill', grid reference and parish protected.