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Description: | A complete cast-in-one copper alloy belt or strap loop of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (AD 1 - AD 100). Length: 28.9mm; width 20.5 and 8.7mm thick. The plate at the front of the loop is oval in plan and has a thickened rib in the centre. This is interrupted by a raised circular boss surrounded by a groove. This design is often referred to as petal and boss decoration. The boss is decorated with two circular cells of enamel, light blue in the centre, and red surrounding it. On the reverse are the stubs of a rectangular loop. The strap fitting has a light green patina. A similar example on the database is IOW-300471. A similar published example is Small Find 266 from Castleford (Roman Castleford by Cool and Philo, 1998) which is dated to the Flavian period (69 - 96 AD).
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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