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Description: | Roman (1st to 4th century) cast copper alloy strap junction. The main body is lozengeform, with two rectangular attachment loops. The centre of the main body has a circular rivet hole. The upper surface is decorated with an incised line around the edge, and containing several ring-and-dot motifs. There are two ring-and-dots located between the central rivet hole and one attachment loop, a further ring-and-dot above and below the rivet hole, and the decoration towards the other attachment loop is obscured. The reverse is slightly hollow. The fitting has a mid-green patina. The strap loops are slightly worn, and the upper and lower surfaces are damaged. The strap junction is 26.7mm long, 11.88mm wide across the body and 12.86mm wide across the attachment loops. It is 3.95mm thick and weighs 4.23 grams.
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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