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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap or harness fastener. The object is a solid circular ring with a smaller circular stud projecting from a circular sectioned shank on the upper frame edge. In section the frame is oval. On the interior of the frame there is some evidence of wear on the opposite side to the shank showing where it was rubbing against the strap that attached to it. The surface has a well developed dark brown patina which has some patches of corrosion. The object is 48.71mm in diameter and 11.81mm thick at the stud. It weighs 19.1g.Rings such as these are ideally suited to a function which entailed the simple and rapid fastening of two ends of a leather strap (Jackson, R. 1990 Camerton: The Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork British Museum Press, p38, No's 80-81). Straps with eyed slits are common continental La Tene III types (Cunliffe, B 1987 Hengistbury Head, Dorset ed. volume), however in England they are often found in early Roman contexts. This item may have military associations.
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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