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Description: | An incomplete enamelled copper alloy pelta shaped mount or strap fitting, of Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410).The mount is incomplete, with the attachment spikes being broken and some of the enamel is missing, presumed lost in antiquity.The mount consists of a pelta shaped plate, with a circular sectioned attachment spike extending from the centre of the opposing shorter sides which bend over (perhaps to originally form a bracket?). The remains of blue enamel is present on the front of the pelta, with a raised border around the edge, to retain it. A pellet is present at the centre. The reverse is undecorated.It measures 19.8 mm in length, 16.1 mm wide and 8.0 mm thick. The plate is 1.8 mm thick. It weighs 1.8 g.The mount is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.A similar pelta shaped mount has been recorded on the PAS database as HAMP-6EBF32. Published parallels for both PAS finds including a similar pelta-shaped object from South Shields (Allason-Jones and Rivet 1984, 94, 3.9) and an example with a broken projection on the outer edges white-metal coating has been intepreted as a possible tongue from a large buckle at Colchester (Crummy 1983, page 165 No 4637, Fig 203).
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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