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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date. It has a tear-drop or petal shaped head that has a flat back with moulded front face. The base of the head thickens slightly to a longitudinal ridge and there is an incised groove running around the base of the outer edge of the entire head. At the centre of the head is a prominent dome-shaped central boss surrounded by a recessed groove. There are no traces of any additional enamelling or decoration. The back face is flat with the exception of a concave area immediately behind/beneath the dome-shaped boss. Extending from the top of the back face is an integrally cast copper-alloy suspension loop that is cylindrical in form, bent to an angle of 90 degrees, and which expands to an oval shaped suspension loop with central teardrop shaped aperture. The surfaces of the object are very pitted and worn and have a mid green patina. The entire object measures 37.37mm in length (including suspension loop, 22.76mm for the head only), 17.87mm in width at head, 9.58mm in width at suspension loop, 16.76mm in thickness including suspension loop, 7.34mm in thickness at head, and weighs 11.67g.This is a Roman button and loop fastener belonging to Wild's Class III, which is defined by tear-drop or petal shaped heads, central bosses with surrounding groove, and with a variety of loop forms (Wild, 1970: pp. 138-139, Fig. 1). This group is dated to the late-1st to 2nd century AD.
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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