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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy horse harness strap loop of Roman date. One incomplete plate survives intact, te top and bottom and any back plate now missing due to old breaks. The top of the plate is sub-circular in form with a recessed circular field that has a central circular rivet hole. Beneath this the plate is teardrop shaped, tapering towards the base where it expands to a second circular field with rivet hole that is now incomplete due to old breaks. The front face is slightly convex in form while the back face is flat giving a D-shaped section. The entire object has the remains of a worn dark green/black patina and measures 38.66mm in length, 11.58mm in width, 2.38mm in thickness, and 2.98g in weight.This is an incomplete strap loop from a horse harness fitting of Roman date. Similar examples are recorded by Chapman (2005: nos. Td04-Td05, Td09, Td13, Td21) and on the PAS database (e.g. NLM-552A61) and suggest a 1st century AD date for the current example, c.43-100 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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