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Description: | Roman copper alloy button and loop fastener of Wild's Class III - the teardrop or petal-headed type.The fastener measures 40.2mm in length and is max.15.6mm wide. It weighs 6.50g.The teardrop-shaped head measures 22.1x15.6mm. To the reverse it is slightly hollowed except for a rib behind a hollowed area to the front, at the widest part of the head. Inside this sits a circular boss 8.6mm in diameter, standing 3.5mm above the surface of the head. The pointed part of the teardrop has a prominent rib running from the hollowed area to the tip.The loop is triangular in shape with a triangular opening, measuring 24.1x12.3mm (opening 8.9x7mm). It extends at 90° from the circular end of the head before turning to become parallel to it.Wild dates this type to the 2nd century, possibly originating and developing over the late 1st century. They have clear Iron Age influences.
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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