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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap fitting or harness mount / strap slider of probably Roman date (43-410 AD). The mount is oval (teardrop shaped) in plan with a domed / convex front face and a concave reverse. In profile the slider is D shaped. Extending from the reverse face is a rectangular shaped (staple like) loop with an irregular rectangular cross section. This loop would have attached the mount to the strap or belt. The loop seems to be cast in one piece; however, due to corrosion on the rear face it is impossible to verify this. There is no applied or incised decoration present on the harness mount. It is likely that the shape of the mount would have provided the only decoration to what is a functional piece of harness equipment. The strap slider is a mid green colour with a deep well formed patina. The surface of the mount has been abraded and the edges have been slightly distorted by this. A direct parallel for this type of belt mount has not been found, however the Portable Antiquities Scheme have recorded several harness mounts with similar strap attachments -WYOR-73C353 and SWYOR-73A807 from Lead in North Yorkshire, and WMID-1A1F11 from Ancaster, Lincolnshire. All of these have been dated to the early part of the Roman period.
The harness mount measures 31.9mm length, 18.2,mm width, is 16.3mm thick and weighs 7.03 grams. | Subjects: | Harness Mount Strap Slider | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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