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Description: | A cast copper-alloy strap fitting or belt mount dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fitting comprises an asymmetrical openwork design of three trumpet motifs. The trumpet motifs are quite angular in their rendering, and appear almost triangular in section. On the underside of the openwork plate, there are two circular-section lugs positioned where the trumpet motifs meet. The terminal of one of the lugs has been flattened by hammering, whilst the other possesses an applied flat circular end plate. The strap fitting measures 36mm in length, a maximum of 24mm in width and a maximum of 5mm in thickness. The lugs measures 5mm in length and are 4mm in diameter. The end plate measures 7mm in diameter. It weighs 12g.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.
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