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Late Iron Age copper alloy nave hoop
Cast, copper alloy hoop, originally circular but due to modern damage torn and slightly oval. Conical in section although this could be the result of modern damage. The hoop has a single repoussé cordon (width 10-12.5mm, height 5.5mm) at its centre flanked by two irregular flanges one of which is wider than the other (widths 5-8mm and 4-5mm). The edges of the flanges and the top of the cordon are intermittently, due to differential wear and corrosion rather than design, decorated with incised lines.
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Site Name: Llyn Cerrig Bach, Cae Ifan Farm
Notes: Found during the construction of an airfield at RAF Station Valley. Some certainly, the rest probably, from a wet meadow which formed the margin of Llyn Cerrig Bach. The exact depth below the grassy surface at which the objects were deposited is not known. The bog was excavated to a maximum depth of 20 feet. A few objects were found on the spot, after the peaty deposit had been won from the boggy margin of the lake. The rest, with the exception of 44.32/58, were found on that portion of the adjacent aerodrome on which the peat from this site had been spread. Animal bones were associated with the deposit and many metal objects were stained with vivianite.