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Title: Furniture fitting [Go to resource]
Description: Cast copper alloy Roman mount sometimes known as a ??bell shaped stud??. The object is circular in plan with a flared trapezoidal section that extends from a short neck that is circular in section. The ??underside?? of the bell or flared area is countersunk with a flat bottom. Protruding from the centre of the countersunk area is a conical boss, approximately 6mm high that has a concave circular depression in its tip, making it flat across its top. To the reverse of the ??neck?? portion are the remains of an integral shank, rectangular in section which extends for 4.02mm.This shank appears complete, though it is unclear whether it has been cleanly broken and the damaged edge worn. The object has an over all length of 22.2mm and weighs 14.71g. It has a diameter of 22.2mm across the ??bell?? mouth and 11.34mm across the ??neck??. The object is heavily abraded and little of the original surface survives. Exposed surfaces are now pitted and mid and light green. Mounts of this type are probably decoration from furniture or vehicles, though they may have had any number of uses. Allason-Jones and Miket illustrate a number in the Catalogue of small finds from South Shields Roman fort. It is worth noting that Crummy 1983, Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9 illustrates a lock pin with a similar shaped terminal, which might also indicate a use for these mounts. Source: Portable Antiquities Creator: McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme Identifier: http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... Language: en-GB Go to resource More Like this...
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