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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy belt mount dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fitting comprises an openwork design of at least three trumpet motifs which extend from a central bar. Both this bar and the trumpet motifs are angular in form, being almost triangular in section. On the underside of the openwork plate, positioned at the terminal of one of the trumpet motifs, there extends a circular-section lug, the terminals of which appears to have been hammered flat. The strap fitting measures 31mm in length, a maximum of 24mm in width and a maximum of 4mm in thickness. The lugs measures 4mm in length and is 3mm in diameter. It weighs 4g.The trumpet or 'trompetenmuster' motif is a common decorative feature of Roman metalwork dating to the second and third century AD. See Von Jenny, W.A. (1935) Keltische Metallarbeiten aus Heidnischer und Christlicher Zeit for a discussion of the motif.
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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