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Description: | Late Iron Age to Roman (c40-200AD) cast copper alloy ring-headed button and loop fastener of Wild Class II. The fastener has a circular ring-head that is openwork and lozenge in cross-section. A triangular loop extends from the underneath of the ring-head. There is a cast concave 'V' motif at the point where the loop joins the head.Button and loop fasteners are of British Iron Age tradition, which continued into the Roman period. For more details on button and loop fasteners see Wild (1970) Button and loop fasteners in the Roman provinces, Britannia vol I, p137-147.
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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