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Description: | A cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of late Iron Age to Roman date. The button is circular in shape and D-shaped in section with a central circular indentation surrounded by two progressively larger incised circles. These would presumably have once been infilled with enamel although this is now no longer present. The edge of the button has a thin incised line around it. The reverse of the button is flat and undecorated. From the reverse of the head a long shank extends to form a circular attachment loop. Fasteners of this type are classified type Va by Wild. The metal is a light brownish-green colour and is slightly worn. The fastener is 28.8mm long, 13.8mm wide, 10.3mm thick and weighs 6.8g.Ref: Wild, p.139, no.Va.
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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