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Description: | A corroded cast copper-alloy Roman strap-end with openwork perforations. The artefact is perhaps best classified as an 'amphora-shaped' strap-end, as such dating to the fourth or fifth century AD (Geake 2001, 31). By definition, the artefact takes the broad shape of an amphora, tapering to a rounded terminal. The attachment end is triangular (Th.: 3.75mm), as with a strap-end described by Clarke (1979, 281; ref. 128) as a prototype of the 'Tortworth' type. This example shares the expanded body of the published example, beyond the attachment end, with its pair of circular perforations. The artefact is sufficiently worn and corroded (to a mid-green colour) that no decoration is discernible. Indeed, it is not known whether the slight trifoliate end of the attachment plate was an original feature or a consequence of wear. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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