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Description: | A complete cast-in-one copper alloy belt or strap loop of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (AD 1 ?? AD 100). Length: 32.4mm; width 23.4 and 15.1mm thick. The plate at the front of the loop is oval in plan and has a thickened rib in the centre. This is interrupted by a raised circular boss surrounded by a groove. This design is often referred to as petal and boss decoration. There may have been enamel in the grove originally, but there is no surviving evidence for this. On the reverse is a rectangular loop which is circular in section. The space formed by the loop to accommodate a strap or belt measures 17.7mm x 7mm. The strap fitting has a dark green patina. A similar example on the database is IOW-300471. A similar published example is Small Find 266 from Castleford (Roman Castleford by Cool and Philo, 1998) which is dated to the Flavian period (69 ?? 96 AD). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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