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Description: | A cast copper alloy, bell shaped stud, probably a furniture fitting, dating from the Roman period (AD 43 - 410). It is circular in plan, flaring at one end. The smaller end of the stud has a flat face with the remains of a copper alloy shaft of circular plan in the centre. The wider end of the stud has a concave central area which rises in the middle to an integral, circular, conical projection. The object is complete but has some slight damage and is chipped at its edges. The copper alloy has a patchy brown patina with a few small patches of green corrosion at the damaged areas. The record for a similar object - SWYOR-C6CA91 - states that the use of these fittings is not fully understood but they are believed to have been used on furniture and caskets and similar objects. For similar objects see SWYOR-48E3C2 and SWYOR-02E328.
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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