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Description: | Copper-alloy cast horse harness mount, Roman in date (c AD100-300). The mount takes the form of a hexagonal shield with rounded corners and a damaged flattened edge. In the centre there is an oval vulvate boss, with a central vertical groove. On the reverse side there are two integral rivets with knopped ends. The object has a mid green patina.These mounts form a group of equine strap decorative mounts. These vulvate mounts are probably sexual in nature. See Appels and Laycock (2007) Roman buckles and Military Fittings, pg125, fig AA14.43.
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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