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Description: | A cast copper alloy swivel from a Roman oil flask. The main part of the body is cylindrical, with several cut a ways which allow the swivel to sit and manoeuvre inside itself. The swivel mechanism has now corroded and the swivel no longer turns. On either side of the swivel there is a strip of copper alloy (cast integrally) with a groove running down it. Flanking the main body are two extending curved hooks, which extend out from the side of the swivel and curl around and terminate with a flattened knop. These would have held a pair of chains for the suspension of the flask. On the base of the main swivel there is an incised groove. On the top of the main swivel body there is a collar and a large, heavy duty loop. The metal is pitted and is a mid greyish-green colour. A similar oil flask swivel was found in Perlethorpe cum Budby (Nottinghamshire) and has been recorded onto the PAS database record no: DENO-54B3D1. Parallels can be seen in 'Britain in the Roman Empire' 1968, 137, Fig.50.
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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