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Description: | The front plate of a Roman copper alloy strap end. The item is similar in form to the late Roman 'amphora shaped strap ends' examples of which have been found at Richborough and Maiden Castle. The item is essentially leaf-shaped with a cross bar at one end into which two holes for attachment have been punched. The front is decorated with rows of small incised sub-square dots which are roughly arranged with one central line running down the middle and a series of diagonal lines branching from this along both sides. The design is reminiscent of a stylised leaf. The terminal of the object is bifurcated and this suggests that the object may also have functioned as a nail cleaner. Combined Late Roman nail cleaners and strap ends are a known type and have been discussed at length in a 2006 journal article by Eckardt and Crummy.Dimensions: length 50.53mm; width 18.85mm; thickness 0.92mm
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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