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Description: | A probable Roman copper alloy strap fitting. This strap fitting consists of a circular disc with a recess around a central conical protrusion, measuring 18mm in diameter. Projecting from one edge of this disc there are three parallel integral copper alloy loops, with corroded iron within them, this projection measures 12mm by 7mm in size and is rectangular in overall shape. It may be that an iron attachment fitted through the copper alloy loops perhaps forming a hinge of some sort. On the back face of the circular disc there is an integral rectangular loop, measuring 17mm in length and 6mm in height. This loop could possibly have attached this object onto a strap of some kind. No parallel could be found for this object, however, it is perhaps most likely to be Roman in date.
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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