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Description: | A cast copper alloy probable strap fitting probably of Roman date, about AD 43 - 410. It is the hook piece from a hook and eye style catch, It consists of a plain rectangular plate, slightly curved so the short edges are slightly arched. In the centre of one long edge is an integral, rectangular tab projecting from the underside at right angles to the plane of the plate, and curving back to form the wide blunt hook. Along the opposite long edge are three small, evenly spaced rivet holes, about 1.7mm diameter. One hole still contains a copper alloy rivet with a circular rove (fungiform), also projecting from the reverse. The length of the rivet is 7.07mm and the thickness of the object it was attached to would have been 3.2mm. The upper surface of the artefact is undecorated; the reverse displays a large number of coarse file marks in various directions. File marks are also visible on the edges of the plate. The artefact has a smooth, dark green patina. It is 40.9mm long, 23.2mm wide and 7.2mm thick (including the rivet). It weighs 10.53gm. The plate is 2mm thick.No close parallel has been found for this hasp but the condition of the metal and the fungiform rivets suggest a Roman date. There are also some functional similarities with Early Medieval wrist or sleeve clasps, but this form does not correspond to any catalogued by Hines (1993), the closest being Form B7.
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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