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Description: | A cast copper-alloy artefact of probable Roman date, given contemporary finds found in the vicinity, possibly a cavalry harness fitting. An object sub-rectangular in plan with abraded edges. At one end this expands from c. 11mm to a raised collar, c. 15mm wide. Beyond the collar a downwards hook rises in profile, tapering in width from c. 9mm to c. 4mm. Text accompanying the image provided (see notes, below) suggests that the object appears not to be broken. At the end opposite the curved hook is a circular rivet hole, c. 4-5mm from the edge. On the back face, travelling in the same direction as the curve of the hook, are three studs, c. 5-6mm in length: two are located at the end, one further towards the centre of the object, just beyond the rivet hole. The text states that traces of silver plating remain: this is perhaps what can be seen on the image (right). It is difficult to speculate on to what this artefact was mounted. It could have been a belt or strap; in form it is reminiscent of some early imperial horse strap-loops illustrated in Crummy (1983, 132; ref. 4199ff.). This would make it an approximately 1st century AD find | 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: | 43
75 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Robert Webley | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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