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Description: | A copper-alloy late Roman strap fitting consisting of a decorated disc with a suspension loop which projects down the back face of the loop as a long tang. Similar strap fittings, or disc attachments have been discovered in Croxton, Norfolk and Croydon, Surrey and they are believed to be Roman date and date to the 4th or 5th century they are classified as Hawkes and Dunning type VI (Hawkes and Dunning 1961, 66, fig 24, no 10-11).
The flat circular disc measures 23.1mm in diameter and the whole disc attachment including the suspension loop measures 33.8mm in length. The front face of the disc is decorated with concentric grooved circles and a border of lozenge shaped notches along its edge. There is a cylindrical rivet which projects through the centre of the disc. This rivet holds the tapering tang of the suspension loop in place. The suspension loop is c8mm in width and has been formed by bending the rectangular shaped strip of copper-alloy backwards to form an open loop. The loop is now worn and its tang is incomplete due to old breaks. Between the tang and the back face of the disc there are traces of leather. Other examples have been found with a facted copper-alloy ring through the suspension loop. These disc attachments were used to link together two or more leather straps. | Subjects: | Hawkes and Dunning type VI | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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