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Description: | A cast copper-alloy mount possibly from a Roman folding stool. This mount has a circular recessed base with a circular-section solid projection (Dia.: 8.65mm). There is a single hole, which is worn, in the wall of the recessed base; part of the wall is broken and missing. There is a crude median groove around the base. There are six rivets arranged equidistantly around the base's top surface. Within the recessed base there are two copper alloy bars which curve round to form staples. The ends of each of these bars fit into holes in the top surface of the recessed base and are visible from the top. A lump of iron corrosion is attached to these bars which is probably the remains of separate integral element.Two similar objects can be found illustrated in Crummy (1983, 163; refs. 4601, 4602). Crummy suggests they may from a stretcher bar of a folding stool. This artefact now has a mid-green patina.
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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