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Description: | A cast copper-alloy furniture fitting, quite probably a grip handle of Roman in date. A Roman date is suggested based upon the smooth green patina of the object, and from the way that the fitting has been cast. Although not identical, similar fittings recovered from Roman Catterick are illustrated in Wilson et al (2002, page 59: Fig 252). This example is a moulded convexed disc with a grooved and stepped grip with a knop on top surrounded by an incised circle within which there is a geometric design. The fitting has a waisted shaft which terminates in a smaller disc at the base. A circular copper-alloy rivet remains fixed to the bottom of the base. It measures 28.86 mm in length and is 26.36 mm wide. It weighs 50.6 grams.
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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