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Description: | A cast copper alloy object of Roman date. A hollow cylindrical terminal, circular in plan and rectanular in section - 13mm in diameter and 3mm deep. Traces of blue enamel inside the hollow. A small shank, rectangular in section and 5mm long, 4mm wide and 3mm thick, extends from the reverse of the terminal.This object could be an unusual form of toggle, where it is broken half way along the joining bar. Alternatively, it could be a furniture stud, which would suggest that the broken shank would have ended in a spike to enable it to be pressed and fixed into wooden furniture.A simiar mount has been recorded by Peter Reavil as HESH-91E998. Reavil suggests that the style is similar to known Iron Age mounts which are typically filled wth red enamel. The blue enamel used in these examples strongly suggests a later, Roman date.
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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