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Description: | A probable Roman cast copper alloy strap fitting, perhaps a harness pendant suspension mount dating from about 43 AD - 410 AD. It is formed of two circles arranged nearly as a figure eight; each circle is decorated with a raised border on the outside edge and a second border around a central perforation. Between the circles is a central projecting lug which is sub oval in plan and sub rectangular in section. Attached to one edge of the circles is a single flat, trapezoidal suspension loop. The back is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark green to black patina and is worn. No close parallel has been found for this object, but the style looks to be Roman, and it is suggested that this object could be mounted to a strap through the two circular holes to provide an attachment for a harness pendant. Alternatively, it could be the eye piece from a hook and eye fastener of much later, Post Medieval date.Length: 19.9mm; Width: 31.2mm; Thickness: 7.1mm; Weight: 4.7g
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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