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Description: | A copper-alloy loop, probably an attachment loop from a phalera dating to the third century AD. The object comprises a flat, lentoidal plate. From the upper surface of this plate, there extends a trapezoidal loop, which is rectangular in section. From the underside of the plate, there also extends a central, circular-section lug, the circumference of which narrows and then widens again to form a flat circular end plate. The lentoidal plate measures 22mm in length and a maximum of 8mm in width. The loop measures 2mm in width and thickness and at its is 6mm from the lentoidal plate. The lug measures 6mm in length and a maximum of 7mm in diameter. The end plate has a diameter of 6mm. It weighs 5g.See the illustrations of phalera from Vimose, Carlisle and Saalburg (Bishop and Coulston 2009, 159, fig. 100) for examples of similar loops in situ on phalerae. There is also a close parallel for this loop in 3.693 from South Shields (Allason-Jones and Miket 1984, 208) and Chesters (Chesters Museum 1444 (2968) Budge 1903, 386). A similar loop has also been recovered from the River Tees at Piercebridge (BM-B674D8) although this example has a semi-circular, rather than trapezoidal loop.
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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