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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy circular Roman mount sometimes known as a 'bell shaped stud'. It consists of a disc that is 15.34mm in diameter and 2.6mm thick, which then flares out into a wide, shallow bell shape, 7.06mm long and 25.64mm in diameter. This makes the object circular in plan with a flared trapezoidal section. The rim of the 'bell' is curved. The 'underside' of the bell or flared area is countersunk with a flat bottom. Protruding from the centre of the countersunk area is a conical boss, 8.24mm high and 8.24mm at its broad end, which has a concave depression in its tip, making it flat across its top. When viewing the narrow end of the 'bell', the disc from which the object flares, is damaged, with approximately half of its rim missing. Fixed in the centre of the disc is an incomplete rectangular iron rivet. The object has an over all length of 19.22mm and weighs 16.25g. Where the original surface is visible, the object has a brown patina. However the countersunk face and patches of the outer side are encrusted with similarly patinated corrosion product. Where the disc edge is damaged there is a patch of bright green corrosion. Mounts of this type are probably decoration from furniture or vehicles, though they may have had any number of uses. Allason-Jones and Miket illustrate a number, of which 3.900 is a close parallel to this object. It is worth noting that Crummy 1983, illustrates a lock pin with a similar shaped terminal, which might also indicate a use for these mounts.
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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