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Description: | A cast copper-alloy stud of Roman date. It has a rectangular head that is rectangular in profile with concave back face and moulded front face. The front face is decorated with a transverse central ridge flanked by deep transverse grooves. At the centre of the back face is a transverse ridge from the middle of which extends an integral cylindrical rivet with flattened circular head. The entire object has a green patina that shows signs of post-depositional wear and corrosion. It measures 18.93mm in width, 15.34mm in length, 4.38mm in thickness (at head, 12.33mm including rivet/stud), and 5.46g in weight.This is a decorative stud similar to parallels published from South Shields (Allason-Jones and Miket, 1984: no. 872) and in Oldenstein (1976: no. 588). It is of Roman date, c.43-410 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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