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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy rim, probably from a small plate of Roman date. Fragments of cast copper-alloy vessels are notoriously difficult to date, but the general form and quality of this piece point towards a possible Roman date. Another possibility is that this piece originates from the rim of a wine jug, although the lack of any signs of attachment on the underside does not support this theory.
The piece represents approximately one third of the rim from a plate of approximately 100mm in diameter. It has a raised ridge around the perimeter; this gives way to a band with a slightly convex surface, which, in turn, gives way to a further three adjoining ridges. The central portion, which appears to have been slightly thinner than the rim, is missing. The vertical outer edge of the plate has a horizontal central groove.
The object measures 77.2mm long, 16.1mm wide and 3.4mm thick; it weighs 23.66g. | 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: | 1
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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