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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Late Roman amphora-shaped strap end. It is flat, pointed-oval shaped in form and with a flattened rectangular terminal knop that has moulded transverse ridges at top and bottom. At the top of the plate are kidney shaped apertures with moulded/scalloped outer edges that are suggestive of amphora handles. Above the handles is a transverse groove followed by a rectangular suspension or attachment loop with rectangular aperture. On the front face of the plate there is punched decoration comprising a large central ring and dot motif, around which radiate six evenly spaced smaller ring and dot motifs positioned at the edges of the plate. The back face is flat and undecorated, the entire object having a worn green patina. It measures 43.78mm in length, 20.35mm in width, 2.64mm in thickness and 9.34g in weight.This is a Roman strap end associated with Roman military Dominate belt-furniture of the 4th century AD (see Bishop and Coulston, 1993: 175, fig. 126 nos. 7, 9, 12; with parallels on the PAS database: NMS-007A32 or NARC-031050 ). The current example dates to c.300-410 AD.
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