File:Bronze Age to Iron Age unidentified, 'moustache-shaped' object (incomplete) (FindID 658413).jpg

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Bronze Age to Iron Age unidentified, 'moustache-shaped' object (incomplete)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2015-01-05 14:38:29
Title
Bronze Age to Iron Age unidentified, 'moustache-shaped' object (incomplete)
Description
English: A copper-alloy object of uncertain date and function.

The artefact has a rounded, sub-cylindrical body with a pair of arms extending upwards from the top right- and left-hand corners respectively. These arms curve outwards at the top, each tapering to a point. A rectangular-sectioned, vertical slot is located between the base of the arms, and a corresponding recessed band extends around the surface of the object, dividing it in half. No trace of decoration survives on the heavily corroded surfaces.

Length: 18.9mm; width: 22.3mm; thickness: 12.2mm. Weight: 14.78g.

This is a typical example of the enigmatic 'moustache-shaped' group of objects. A similar piece was found in the Salisbury Hoard, a group of Bronze Age to Early Iron Age metalwork (Stead 1998: no. 117), and notable parallels on the PAS database include SF-520513, SF-B58222, SWYOR-616733 and LIN-9296A3, all of which provide useful discussions as to the possible date and function of these pieces. The current suggested dating for the group is Mid Bronze Age to Early Iron Age.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1600 BC and 401 BC
Accession number
FindID: 658413
Old ref: BH-AA1CBE
Filename: IA_chape_14_148_6.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/499359
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/499359/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/658413
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