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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date. The fastener is of Wild's Class IV and consists of a convex circular head with an oval sectioned shank projecting at a 90 degree angle from the edge. The shank bends again at a 90 degree angle and splits to form a triangular loop on a separate plain below the boss. The object is undecorated.The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The fastener is 40.1mm long, 19mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 6.3g.Wild dates button and loop fasteners of this type to the 2nd 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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