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Description: | Possibly complete, probably late Roman, cast, copper alloy, unidentified object. The object is flat, curled or serpentine shaped with a loop terminal for attachment or to pivot around. It looks as though it could possibly be a broken military hamata fastener, an incomplete fragment once of the serpentine form. This could have served as a fastener for the shoulder section of chain mail with a pair of ornate fasteners attached to the chest. This type of fitting was more evident in the auxilliary forces and cavalry units. The fitting has eleven hand punched ringed annulet decorations, three of which have been double struck. It has little wear and an attractive even, glossy, dark brown patina which is just a little chipped around the edges. This object is of unknown date but is possibly Roman. Ref. Roman Military Equipment, M.C. Bishop & J.C.W. Coulston, B.T. Bashford 1993, page 86 no. 48 (1-5) and Roman Buckles & Military Fittings, Andrew Appels & Stuart Laycock, Greenlight Publishing 2007, page 61-62. The fitting is 36.05mm long, 26.3mm wide, 1.62mm thick and weighs 4.4g.
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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