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Description:		A cast copper-alloy toggle of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. It has a hammerhead or baluster-shaped body, and there was originally a loop on one side, which is now broken. The exact purpose of these items is uncertain, but a form of clothing fastener, somewhat akin to a modern duffle-coat toggle, seems most likely.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/toggle-58898.html Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:16:36 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A reel-shaped cast copper-alloy toggle of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The toggle consists of a body of sub-rectangular cross-section with circular end flanges and an eye for attachment (now broken) protruding from the centre. The body appears to have an embedded iron core for strengthening, concealed by separate soldered end-plates, as is often the case with toggles of this type.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/toggle-58800.html Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:41:47 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A decorative cast copper-alloy toggle of the late Iron Age to early Roman period. The body is cylindrical, and symmetrically moulded with deep oblique grooving to each side of a projecting transverse attachment loop. One end of the body has a flat-bottomed circular recess with a blocked core hole at the centre. The other end is irregularly convex with erupted iron corrosion at the centre and possible traces of displaced and decomposed enamel in the surrounding annulus. The toggle would appear to have an iron-wire core to provide additional strength. In antiquity, corrosion and associated expansion of the exposed ends of the core have caused it to erupt through the enamelled annulus at one end of the body, thus creating the irregular convex appearance. At the other end, the iron core has completely disintegrated, and the recess is now empty. The reinforcement of the toggle indicates a heavy-duty use, which is inconsistent with their usual identification as personal dress accessories. A use associated with horse-harness seems more likely, at least in the present case.  It is worth noting the similarities to SF2680, and also the effects of erupted corrosion to LVPL-4FACC3. See also UKDFD 41634 and UKDFD 9336 as other examples of copper-alloy castings with iron cores.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/toggle-56242.html Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:30:39 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy toggle of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. The toggle is in the form of an open triangular frame with a globular knop at each corner and three sub-circular-section sides of equal length. The knop at the head of the toggle differs from the other two in having a transverse groove and rib running around the circumfrence at its base. The knops and sides are 10.13mm and 4.33mm diameter respectively. Cf. PAS: KENT-A4F836
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/toggle-25096.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy toggle of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. A cylindrical body with a short, integrally cast stem extending from the centre before expanding into an oval loop (now damaged and incomplete). Either side of the stem is a wide, moulded circumferential groove. There are three further, narrower grooves, one around each terminal and one in the centre of the body.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/dumbbell-toggle-29610.html Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy 'dumbbell' toggle of the Roman period. The toggle is of circular cross-section, and has a short waisted centre and globular terminals. The exact purpose of these objects is uncertain, but a form of clothing fastener, somewhat akin to a modern duffle-coat toggle, seems most likely.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/toggle-20766.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy toggle of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. It has a hammerhead or baluster-shaped body, and there was originally a loop on one side, which is now broken. The exact purpose of these items is uncertain, but a form of clothing fastener, somewhat akin to a modern duffle-coat toggle, seems most likely.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/dumbbell-toggle-8422.html Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy 'dumbbell' toggle of the Roman period. The toggle is of circular cross-section, and has a short waisted centre and globular terminals. The exact purpose of these items is uncertain, but a form of clothing fastener, somewhat akin to a modern duffle-coat toggle, seems most likely.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/dumbbell-toggle-52395.html Sun, 25 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy 'dumbbell' toggle of the Roman period. The toggle is of circular cross-section, and has a short waisted centre and globular terminals. The waist is unusually slender (cf. UKDFD 8422), so identification is tentative. The exact purpose of these items is uncertain, but a form of clothing fastener, somewhat akin to a modern duffle-coat toggle, seems most likely.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/toggles/toggle-29723.html Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Toggles  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy bar headed toggle of the late Iron Age or early Roman period. A cylindrical body with a short, integrally cast stem extending from the centre before expanding into an oval loop, the loop is set at a slight angle to the bar. Either side of the stem is a wide, moulded circumferential groove. There are three further, narrower grooves, one around each terminal and one in the centre of the body. The toggle was found within 25 metres of UKDFD 39459. It is similar in form and size, suggesting that the two might be a pair or part of a set from the same garment.
Category:		Roman, Toggles
Category:		Toggles

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