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Description: | A small unconnecting loop of iron, a possible tie loop recovered from a sealed context on a trackway and dating to the Roman period. The loop is a crudely made iron ring and has a rectangular cross section. The ends of the loop overlap each other's terminals, suggesting that something was threaded onto the loop, much as in the way a modern keyring would function. There are a number of functions that this loop may have performed such as a horse harness fitting or strap connector. Iron loops were the main component of a type of armour known as lorica hamata while its more well known relative lorica segmenta was made with copper rings. Although it has been suggested that this is a loop from armour, on its own this is very hard to prove as the loop is not particually diagnostic and iron rings or loops are not uncommon and may have served several functions. Therefore it is not possible to provide a conclusive function for this object.
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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