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Description: | A Roman cast copper-alloy button-and-loop fastener of Wild's Class III type c. 43 -c. 200 AD).The triangular open loop, sub-oval in cross-section, tapers and turns 90° to join the reverse side of the tear-shaped 'button'. At the front it has two concentric circular grooves around a central pellet. The grooves were probably filled with a decorative material. However, none has survived. At the pointed end of the button there is a slightly raised ridge. The rear face of the button is slightly convex.33.1 x 14.3 x 11.2mm. Weight: 7.62g.Button-and-loop fasteners could possibly have been clothing fasteners or, alternatively, harness fittings. This type dates to the later first or second century 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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