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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-end of Roman date.The strap-end consists of a roughly rectangular plate with projecting knop. At one end of the plate a pair of transverse grooves flanks a plain band. A further, angled groove in this surface may be part of an incised design, or, alternatively, could be a casting flaw. On the underside, beneath the aforementioned grooves, there is a transverse ridge which would have prevented the now-missing strap from sliding downwards. This strap would have been secured by a single copper-alloy rivet, located centrally at the opposite end. The edges of the plate are irregular and it is probable that the strap-end was originally longer.The projecting knop extends outwards at a right angle from the transversely grooved end of the plate. It comprises a short, parallel-sided arm with a defining groove at either end. The terminal below is roughly hemispherical. The object measures 24.1mm long, 12mm wide, up to 3.4mm thick and weighs 2.4g.Close parallels for this artefact were found at the Roman town of Verulamium (Frere 1984: p. 35/fig. 11, cf. nos. 80 and 81), in a hoard of metalwork at Camerton, Somerset (Jackson 1990: p. 38/pl. 7, cf. no. 78) and at the fort of Strageath, Perthshire (Frere and Wilkes 1989: 145-146/fig. 73, cf. nos. 42-44). They are variously described as 'apron mounts', 'strap fasteners' or 'strap ends'. What is clear is that they date from the 1st to early 2nd centuries AD and are almost certainly military in origin, representing either horse furniture or elements of military uniform.
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