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Description: | A copper-alloy openwork belt mount dating to the second or third centuries AD. The mount is flat and rectangular and comprises a solid outer frame,supporting a central panel of openwork decoration. The outer frame is trapezoidal in section as it possesses bevelled edges, whilst the openwork design is rectangular in section. The four corners of the outer frame of the mount are pierced. The piercings contain small rivets with domed heads measuring between 2 and 3mm in diameter. The central panel of the mount comprises an intricate openwork design of three stylised vine leaves and tendrils. The underside of the plate is plain. The remains of the stems of two of the rivets are visible and are bent back against the frame. The belt mount measures 51mm in length and 22mm in width and has a thickness of 3mm. It weighs 13g.Similar openwork belt mounts are known from military sites in northern Britain where they are found in contexts dating to the Antonine period or later. See for example, no. 2 from Hadrian's Wall (Bishop and Coulston 2009, 145, Fig. 88) and No. 3 from Strageath (Bishop and Coulston 2009, 145, Fig. 88).
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