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Description: | A copper alloy strap fitting dating from the Roman period. The fitting is circular and may have been strap slide. It has a diameter of 21.9mm and is 8.1mm thick. The front face has a copper alloy border and then the background is filled with red enamel. On this ground is a six petalled flower with pointed oval petals which are filled alternately with yellow and pale green enamel. There is also a small central boss which is raised. This decoration is very similar to that on another Roman strap fitting on the database: SF-8498A5. The enamelled flower design is also found on NCL-7F13A4. Another parallel fitting can be seen in Cool ad Philo (1998) Roman Castleford, Volume 1, page 82. On the reverse is an integral rectangular loop which is now somewhat squashed. The circular plate is also distorted, however, in general the fitting is in very good condition.
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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