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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy circular mount, boss, or possible phalera probably Roman in date. The mount is damaged on three sides so the original diameter is not clear but the radius is 18.1mm; it is 8.8mm thick and weighs 15.1 grams.The back is flat with a raised, slightly flared, outer lip. The remains of nine thin (1.2-1.8mm in diameter) rivets run through from the back to the front of the mount, they have been hammered flush with the back but project from the front where presumably they attached a plate of another material to this piece. The front has a flat outer ring then a raised rim surrounding a raised section decorated with a series of engraved concentric circles.Remains of iron on the back of the piece and on one of the broken edges may indicate this was attached to an item by iron rivets; or it may have been attached by solder as discussed by Crummy (1983) page 119.The incomplete and relatively plain nature of this mount makes it hard to date precisely but it is probably Roman. Appels (2007)vf illustrates similar items used as mounts on hourse harnesses (page 130, AA14.65)and as phalera (page 86 AA9.14); the latter also has a central applique disk which was tinned or silvered.
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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