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Description: | A copper alloy terminal (probably) from an unidentified object of possible Roman date. The object is a circular end cap with a loop on the closed end. The cap is a hollow cylinder, closed at one end by an integrally cast end wall from which a circular loop projects. This would allow the object to be suspended, but there is no evidence of wear on the loop. The loop is a pointed oval in section. The shoulders at the closed end of the tube are rounded, and the tube itself tapers slightly towards the open end. The tube is 10.16mm long, and the concavity is 5.78mm deep. The walls at 2.9mm thick and the internal diameter of the tube is 7.13mm. The loop has an internal diameter of 6mm and an external diameter of 11.55mm. The external diameter of the tube at the open end is 10.6mm and at the closed end is 11.7mm. The metal has a thick light green patina, typical of Roman objects.The function of this object is unknown. It looks as if it could have been the terminal of a brush or necklace, or the cap could have fitted onto the end of a wooden handle. No parallel has yet been found.
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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