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Description: | Late Iron Age to Roman (c40-200AD) cast copper alloy Wild Class II ring-headed button and loop fastener. The fastener is comprised of ring-head, with a triangular loop. The shank of the loop is bent at a 90 degree angle, which is offset from the ring head, but runs parallel to it. There is a cast circular disc at the point where the loop joins the head. This disc is cast with four triangular depressions, the upper right of which contains blue enamel. The lower two settings contain traces of corroded enamel. The opposing end of the ring-head has a pronounced vertical ridge, which appears semi-circular in profile. The reverse of the ring-head has a triangular depression on the reverse of this ridge. The ring-head is 23.49mm long, 21.06mm wide, with an internal diameter of 10.37mm. The enamelled disc is 10.23mm in diameter. The triangular loop is 25.39mm long with a maximum width of 12.29mm. The fastener is 44.16mm long has a maximum thickness of 13.52mm and it weighs 15.01 grams. Button and loop fasteners are of British Iron Age tradition, which continued into the Roman period. For more details on button and loop fasteners soo Wild (1970) Button and loop fasteners in the Roman provinces, Britannia vol I, p137-147.
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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