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Description: | Romano-British button and loop fastener of Wild's Class II. The fastener weighs 12.08g and is made of copper alloy. The fastener comprises of two main parts; The loop fastener part is an elongated triangle about 23mm long, the narrow end of the triangle turns into a rod and bends 90 degrees to attach to the button element, comprising of an open circle that measures 18.16mm in diameter (this is also the width of the fastener). The fastener measures 33.3mm in length altogether and 13.29mm in thickness. A similar parallel can be seen in 'Roman Castleford' Vol.1 Yorkshire Archaeology page 69, Fig.22 No.234. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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