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Description: | A cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of late Iron Age to Roman date. The button is teardrop shaped with a raised boss and a small central circular indentation surrounded by a raised cordon which is drawn out to point on one end and rounded on the other. The raised boss is decorated with a circle of red enamel. The reverse of the button is flat and undecorated. From the reverse of the rounded end of the head the shank extends to form a circular attachment loop. Fasteners of this type are classified type III by Wild. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is slightly pitted. The fastener is 25.8mm long, 11.9mm wide, 7.2mm thick and weighs 2.8g.Ref: Wild, p.139, no.III.
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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