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Description: | A slightly complete copper-alloy probable Roman enameled harness fitting. The fitting is broadly rectangular in plan with a thick (3.35mm) circular loop at the tip which has a 6.4mm internal diameter. The artefact is rectangular in cross section and is bent inwards slightly at the base. The strap slide has six triangular cells (each triangular cell is c. 6.65mm by c.6.3mm) in two vertical lines, the tips of the triangles are facing the edge of the artefact. The cells are filled with enamel, the top and the bottom cell of the left column and the central cell of the right column are filled with yellow enamel, the other three cells are difficult to distinguish due to corrosion and wear although they are likely to be filled with red enamel. The reverse has a rectangular loop on the opposite edge to the circular loop. The loop is 13.1mm wide externally and 5.55mm wide and 3.2mm high internally. the reverse is not flat, no decoration can be distinguished due to corrosion. The artefact has a mid-dark green patina with lighter patches of light-olive green in places.The fitting is 34.75mm in length, 18.05mm wide, 9.55mm thick and weighs 12.31 grams.
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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