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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman decorative terminal, probably a furniture fitting or handle. It is circular in plan and approximately conical in profile with moulded beaded decoration. It has a flat circular base with a small raised collar before expanding to a globular, beaded shaft. Above this is a small flattened circular terminal with raised circumferential ridge. From the back face of the flat base extends an integral copper alloy rivet or lug, which is rectangular in shape and section. The entire object measures 19.98mm in length, 14.74mm in diameter at base, 4.98mm in diameter at top, and weighs 7.21g. Similar moulded terminals with 'bead-and-reel' moulding are noted in Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: nos. 350-353) and suggest a Roman date for this example.
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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