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Description: | Copper alloy strap handle, now in three pieces with old breaks. A flat disc at each end, diameter 21mm, has a central hole, one having an intact small nail with 7mm shaft surviving. Each disc has a single incised line close to the circumference. The discs are joined by a flat strip that swells to a maximum width of 18.5mm at the mid point. It has been bent to form a steep and quite narrow loop, rising at 90 degrees to the discs; the original gap was probably about 30mm but the breaking has caused some distortion. There are longitudinal incised grooves and broad shallow mouldings on the handle. This may be Roman in date, though no parallel has been noted, and the funstion is unclear - the nail might suggest attachment to wood, perhaps a furniture fitting.
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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