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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy terminal of probable Roman date. It has an incomplete cylindrical shaft that is undecorated and terminates in old breaks at one end. The complete end of the object has a large, globular terminal. This is decorated with a deeply incised circumferential groove towards the juncture with terminal and shaft that creates a border or collar. Above this the front face of the terminal has moulded decoration comprising four evenly spaced groups of three grooves that run from the grooved border and meet at the top centre of the terminal. The entire object has a mid green patina. It measures 20.74mm in length, 13.51mm in diameter, and 11.30g in weight. The precise function of this object remains uncertain. It appears to have served as a terminal for a larger object and its general appearance is suggestive of a probable Roman date, although until such time as a close parallel has been identified this remains uncertain.
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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