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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of possible Roman date. It is conial in form with a single circumferential groove close to the bottom edge. From the centre of the base extends an integrally cast cylindrical shaft that has been partially flattened and is possibly missing its tip due to old breaks. The shaft has the remains of a crudely incised transverse groove. The entire object has a worn dark green patina with some patches of active copper-alloy corrosive products. It measures 28.14mm in length, 13.50mm in diameter and 11.45g in weight.The precise function of this object remains uncertain. Its appearance suggests a Roman date and it finds parallels in a plumb bob weight from South Shields (Allason-Jones and Miket, 1984: no. 3.477) as well as a mount recorded through the PAS (LIN-E94F54). The latter notes parallels from other Roman fort sites but possibly with differing function not as plum bobs but rather finials or mounts due to the lack of aperture or perforation in the shaft to enable it to be suspended from a string. In either case this may indicate a Roman date for the current object.
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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