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Description: | An incomplete Roman (AD 275-410) copper-alloy probable nail-cleaner strap-end, missing is back plate with an incomplete rectangular plate and bifurcated end.The strap end has an incomplete rectangular plate which terminates in two crescent shaped lugs. The strap end expands (10.95mm wide) before tapering to the old break (8.55mm wide), the bifurcated end is missing. The strap end is decorated with a ring and dot motif. The front face of the strap end is damaged in places, consequently the decoration is missing. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The strap end narrows from the incomplete tip to the break (from 2.3mm thick to 1.1mm thick).The strap end is 34.45mm in length, 10.95mm wide, 2.3mm thick and weighs 3.35 grams.Nail-cleaner strap-ends are discussed by Eckardt and Crummy (2006), who identify them as a product of the late 3rd to early 5th centuries AD. This particular example can be classified as a crescent shaped lug strap end.
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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