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Description: | A copper-alloy fragment of a Roman to Early-Medieval amphora-shaped strap-end.Only part of the attachment end survives, the body having been broken off in antiquity. The attachment is inverted sub-triangular in plan and would have consisted of two parallel plates with a separating gap into which the strap would have slotted. Only one (probably the back) plate survives intact. It has a scalloped top side, below the centre point of which is a single rivet hole. The upper portion of the other plate has been lost. The base of the attachment is flanked by a pair of loops which, on what appears to be the upper surface, are defined by deep grooves and have an additional moulded element at the top. The piece measures 24mm long, 17.3mm wide and 3.6mm thick. The weight is 5.01g.These distinctive strap-ends are thought to have been worn on belts as part of late Roman military uniform (see Bishop and Coulston 1993: 174-6). Other examples on the PAS database include SF-123771 and NLM-6B81B0. Datewise, they probably span the period of the late 4th to early 5th centuries AD.
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