Boss

Five hammered bronze discs, shield-shaped; only #64 is complete and well preserved. Decorated with three concentric bands (same as border and dot filled lozenge on 67-39-35) each filled with two rows of repousse dots outlined with punched circles ont he front (exactly like 67-39-35 in technique, if not the same tool). Central repousse rosette with 17, 18 (three times), or 19 petsals incised from the front both in outline and within as on 67-39-18/20. Heavy impressed groove just inside the rim as on other discs and bosses. Central button/stud through central drilled (?) hole with pin turned around in back to form mounting loop and holding button in place. For horse harness may belong to a single harness. 65: Vari-colored green patina flaked off in places to reveal smooth dk. surface. Cracked radially from rim, bent slightly, missing central stud. 66: Powdery green patina with dk. patched; one area with dk. reddish corrosion (iron?). Complete except for a section of rim. Stud is less flat and smaller in D than othes. 67: Crystaline green patina with smoother dk. patches. Several tiny holes corroded through. Much bent and cracked, missing about 1/2 of rim. Stud like #66. Metal sample taken. 68: Fine green patina with a few dk. spots. Very well preserved, but folded over almost in half.