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Description: | A cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of late Iron Age to Roman date. The button is teardrop shaped with a raised, circular dome in the centre of the front surface. The loop extends straight back from the reverse of the button, then bends upwards at a right angle, as a single strand before separating to form the triangular loop. The fastener is cast as a single, solid, piece. It has a length of 37.10mm, width 18.36mm, thickness 3.73mm, weight 12.24g. It is an example of a Wild's Class III Button and Loop fastener dating from 50 - 150 AD. There are many examples on the database.
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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