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Description: | Cast copper alloy vessel or jug lid of Roman date (100-300 AD). The lid is ovoid (pear or heart shaped) in plan and D shaped in cross section with two cast projections on the upper (convex) side. One of the projections is located in the centre of the lid whilst the second is on the upper edge. The central projection is sub rectangular in plan and sub triangular in profile. The apex of the triangle is broken and abraded. The second projection on the edge of the lid is smaller and sub-rectangular in plan. It is broken just above the surface of the lid and is likely to have been joined to the central projection forming a small D shaped handle or loop. The reverse of the lid is flat and undecorated. There is however, a central linear rib which extends from the top to bottom edges. This is likely to be the remains of the casting flashes. The lid measures 46.2mm length, 36.7mm width and is 4.6mm thick. The central projection (loop) measures 16.4mm length, 9.1mm width and projects 10.9mm. The second (end) projection (loop) measures 5.3mm length, 3.2mm width and projects 1.5mm. The lid weighs 27.27 grams.
The lid is a mid brown green colour with an even patina which covers most surfaces. There is visible wear and abrasion to the edges of the lid and to the two projections (or handle). This abrasion has made the lid asymmetrical. Where the patina has been damaged light green powdery corrosion is present. Similar jug lids were found in the excavations at Wroxeter (Viroconium) in the 1920's. These were dated to the middle Roman period. It was suggested that these lids covered the tops of jugs with pinched spouts. The excavation report (D. Atkinson, 1942: Report on the excavations at Wroxeter (1923-1927) Birmingham Archaeological Society) records four very similar lids of which A257 is the closest parallel. (p 210 ref A 255-258 plate 49). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 100
300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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