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Description: | A broken and therefore incomplete cast copper-alloy bell shaped stud dating to the Roman period. The artefact is circular in plan with a flared upper surface (Dia.: 29.7mm), concave/dished on the front. At the centre of the front is a conical boss with a flat top with central punched pellet. There is a pair of incised concentric circles at the base of the boss. There is a further incised circle at the rim and a close pair halfway between the rim and those at the boss. The circles are echoed by grooves on the exterior of the object; these may be decorative or part of the manufacturing process. At the centre of the flat lower surface are the remains of an integral shank of square cross-section (5.8mm). The artefact now has an even mid-green patina which survives well. A similar example is illustrated in Crummy (1983, 125; ref. 4143), from a 2nd-century context.
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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