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Description: | A large copper-alloy 'vulvate' stud dating to the second or third century AD. The stud comprises a hexagonal plate, which is slightly convex in section. The plate has a raised, central oval boss, decorated with a deep median groove. On the underside of the stud, it is clear that it is not cast solid; rather, there is an oval hollow in the area underneath the boss. There are also two circular-section lugs which terminate in flat, circular end plates. The stud measures 36mm in length, has a maximum width of 23mm and a maximum thickness of 10mm. The lugs measure 6mm in length, 3mm in diameter, with the end plates measuring 6mm in diameter. It weighs 15g.Studs of this type have been found at numerous sites throughout the Roman Empire, including Saalburg (Jacobi 1897, no. 9), Chesters (Chesters Museum 896), Brough-on-Humber (Wacher 1969, fig. 38. 19) and Newstead (NMAS FRA 345 OA). For a close geographical parallel see nos. 3.870 and 3.871 from South Shields (Allason-Jones and Miket 1984, 237). It is suggested that they decorated horse-harness, rather than serving as belt-fittings. Furthermore, the raised central boss has been interpreted as representing a vulva, thus endowing the stud with a certain apotropaic value.
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