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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap slide dating from the late Iron Age (c.100 BC) to the early Romano-British period (AD 100). The strap slide has three co-joined oval shaped lobes on the face, worn and now misshapen. The reverse of the slide is a D-shaped strap bar, all integrally cast. There is no further decoration.A number of late Iron Age / early Roman strap slide fittings have been recorded on the database, and this example fits in well with those previous examples. The strap slide measures 16.61mm long, 10.01mm wide and is 12.84mm thick. It weighs 3.7gms.
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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