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Description: | A complete unusual unidentified copper-alloy object. This object is very slightly curvilinear and roughly semi-circular in plan, with one straight edge and curved edge with a central projecting lobe opposite to this. It measures 54.3mm in length, 33mm in width and 2.2mm in thickness. There are three circular perforations through this object, one larger one (5.4mm in diameter) through the centre of the middle lobe and two parallel smaller holes (3.6mm in diameter) through the centre of each half of the semi-circle. The front face of this object has worn incised decoration. This consists of a boarder incision with zigzags within it which runs along the edge of the front face until it reaches the projecting central lobe where the zigzags are replaced with diagonal lines, close together. Around each of the smaller parallel holes there is a crescent shape with tiny straight incisions radiating out from the edge of the crescents nearest to the holes. The back face is undecorated. No parallel could be found for this object but as it was discovered in association with other Roman finds it is probably most likely to be Roman in date. It could perhaps be a decorative vessel fitting, as it is slightly curvilinear, or possibly a strap fitting, howeveer the crude scratched nature of the decoration is very unusual.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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