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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of Roman date.The mount takes the form of a hexagonal shield with rounded corners and, at the middle, an oval boss with central vertical groove. On the underside are two integral rivets with discoidal stops. These rivets are located above and below the hollow central area, respectively.Dimensions: 27.8mm long, 16.1mm wide, 10.1mm deep (including rivets). Weight: 5.34g.A parallel for this relatively common form of cavalry harness mount was found in excavations at South Shields Roman fort (Allason-Jones and Miket 1984: 237, no. 3.870), where it was dated to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. Similar examples on the PAS database include BH-1656D7, NMS-690EB4 and YORYM-97F916.
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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