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Description: | Copper alloy with White Metal plating Strap Slide. Cast plate comprising a cockle shell or fan shaped element with a rectangular section above it with paired horizontal ribs towards its upper and lower edges, all with a rectangular loop behind. White metal plating remains on the display face. The cockle shell was a motif associated with the birth of the Goddess Venus for the Romans; Venus was associated with manly activities such as hunting as well as with romantic exercise. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410.Height: 31.8mm, width: 25.3mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 2.2mm, Weight: 11.00gms.
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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