York,
1-2 Tower Street Representing
a castle. Three straight sides, the fourth with a large central V-shaped
notch cut out of it. Both faces are decorated with six stamped ring-and
dot motifs, all linked together by incised lines. The top edges of
the projections to either side of the V- shaped notch both have five
stamped ring-and-dot motifs. There are traces of tin inlay in the
decoration. A perforation indicates that the object has been suspended
as a pendant. From a large ditch on the north-west side of York Castle. Dimensions : H.36mm W.32mm T.12mm
(Photo: M. Duffy, © York Archaeological Trust) |
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