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Description: | Complete copper alloy Roman harness mount. This mount is pelta shaped with the central point extended into a shaft with a flared end, and the two flanking points are rounded and curled towards the centre. To the reverse of the mount are two lugs, placed vertically, with circular sections, with slight, integral roves. The mount is 17.68mm wide, 17.58mm long, 1.74mm thick and weighs 2.48g. The object has an even mid green patina. Mounts of this type are associated with the Roman military and probably date to the 2nd or 3rd centuries. An exact example of this mount can be seen in Bishop and Coulston, 1993, page 156 number 9, though this has a single lug.
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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