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Description: | A corroded and incomplete cast copper-alloy mount of probable Roman date. The artefact would have been circular with an overhang at the base. Around a quarter of the original object has been lost at two points of the circumference. At the centre of the otherwise flat upper surface is a circular boss which steps upwards in two layers. On the lower of the steps are two faint concentric incised lines. At the centre of the boss is a depression. On the lower surface this depression is at the same level as the rest of the base; there is an annular recess around it. As there are no obvious extant means of attachment it is assumed that the object was soldered in place. It may have been that another substance was present at the centre of the boss, no traces remain, however. There are further concentric lines on the outer part of the upper surface perhaps as a result of the casting process. The object has a grey-green patina where it survives. Where it has corroded it is light green in colour, with some cracking to the lower surface. The form of the mount is characteristically Roman, and it bears some resemblance to elements from phalerae, although one cannot be definitive about its function.
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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