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Description: | Copper alloy military 'amphora' type strap-end or, more correctly, belt terminal of the late Roman period. Although not common in Britain (from stratified contexts), examples are known such as one from the Winchester Lankhills cemetery, for instance. They belong to the type of belt with 'propeller' stiffeners similar to a complete set from Zengovarkarhony. They seem to have been worn with the tongue of the buckle facing the wearer's right hip, which meant the strap terminal ended up dangling on the left hip, after being wrapped around the belt a few times. This example has an incomplete suspension loop at the top set at the same plane as the object. The loop is more like a tunnel rather than the standard circular loops set at right angles to the plane of the object often seen on this type of strap end. The lower part of the tunnel is decorated with three horizontal channels. There is a single ring and dot motif in the centre of the upper part of the body. The main part of the body is decorated with a band of ring and dot motifs, whilst the perimeter is decorated with incised chevrons. The foot is collared. There is some damage and corrosion in the centre of the strap end.
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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