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Description: | Copper alloy Roman enamelled button and loop fastener, Wild Type VIa (1971) which dates to the 2nd century AD. It has a square head and an incomplete loop, which is L-shaped. Decoration on the head consists of a four petalled flower infilled with ?yellow enamel, which now appears as cream, and the circular centre of the flower and the surrounding area is red enamel. The enamel survives in very good condition. The back of the fastener is undecorated.
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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