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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date. The head is ovate in plan with a raised circular boss within a circumferential recess and a raised spine extending along the pointed end. The remains of a shank extend from the reverse of the head though terminates in a worn break.The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The button and loop fastener is 21.9mm long, 15.2mm wide, 6.3mm thick and weight 4.1g.Button and loop fasteners such as this are of Wild's type Va and date to the late 1st to 2nd century AD.
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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