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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of probable Late Roman date.This piece represents part of an 'amphora-shaped' strap-end. Much of the split attachment end has been lost in antiquity. Below this are two pairs of pointed projections, one located on each side of the strap-end. The lower portion is convex-sided, the width decreasing towards the damaged bottom end. The piece measures 37.2mm long, 14.7mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 7.92g.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.
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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