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Description: | A copper-alloy openwork belt mount dating to the second or third centuries AD. The belt mount comprises a rectangular frame with a central panel of openwork decoration and at one end flat semi-circular attachment loop. The frame is slightly stepped in profile, creating an outer and an inner panel. One of the short sides of the outer panel is decorated with a series of triangular and semi-circular cut-outs and two ring and dot motifs, perhaps intended to represent dolphins. On the other short side of the outer panel, there extends a flat, semi-circular attachment loop flanked by similar triangular cut-outs and possibly two ring and dot motifs. Within the outer panel, there is a smaller raised, rectangular area with bevelled edges. This rectangular area is not decorated. At the centre of this inner area is a rectangular rib of reserve metal, which appears to be knurled. This marks out the central panel of openwork decoration. The openwork panel is damaged and obscured by iron corrosion products and burnt material. However, it is clear that it originally consisted of a lattice design of solid squares and openwork crosses. On the underside of the belt mount, there extend two circular-section lugs, positioned at each end of the mount. The lug closest to the attachment loop possesses a flat, circular end-plate. On the other, an irregularly-shaped end plate has been created by hammering the lug flat. There are significant amounts of corrosion products and potentially mineralised leather on the underside of the belt mount. The mount measures 81mm in length, 41mm in width and 3mm in thickness. The lugs measure 4mm in length and 4mm in diameter. The flat circular end-plate has a diameter of 10mm. The mount weighs 32g.See http://www.romancoins.info/MilitaryEquipment-cingulum.html for an almost identical example.
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