|
Date: |
|
Description: | Roman cast copper alloy enamelled mount. Circular, flat, decorated with two raised concentric rings and outer plain border, green enamel within the central circle - the outer circles were possibly enamelled, although no trace survives. Integral central circular-sectioned projection with flat end on the reverse (length 3.5mm, diameter 4.1mm). Small area of damage at the edge of the mount. Mid green patina; yellow powdery deposit on the obverse. Diameter 28.6mm, thickness including projection 5.5mm, thickness at edge 1.0-1.7mm, weight 5.22g.Possibly a Roman military fitting, for example an apron mount or baldric mount - see Appels & Laycock 2007 ('Roman Buckles & Military Fittings', Greenlight) p.86 (AA9.12), p.87 (AA9.18), p.112 (AA13.8).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
MOUNT
A complete (although slightly damaged)…
-
-
STUD
A complete copper alloy stud…
-
MOUNT
A Roman copper-alloy strap mount.The…
-
MOUNT
A Roman copper-alloy strap mount.The…
-
-
-
STUD
An incomplete copper alloy stud…
-
-
MOUNT
A complete, Roman, cast, copper…
|