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Description: | A cast copper alloy stud probably Roman in date. The stud has a globular head with a flattened top, convex sides and rounded corners, tapering into an integral, roughly circular sectioned, tapering shaft that narrows to a rectangular point at the end. The shaft is bent at about 30 degrees.A similar nail or stud is detailed by Crummy (1983, p.115 and fig. 116, object 3021) in "Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9". This is from a context dated to c.150-200 AD and is identified as almost certainly from furniture upholstery. Similar Medieval examples are also known but ones of this form are mostly identified as Roman. Various similar studs are recorded on the database including WMID-6902E6, WILT-B13F72 and SUSS-6B6263, the latter from the same site.It measures 20.6mm in length and the head is 5.6mm in diameter. It weighs 1.26 grams.
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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