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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman button and loop fastener. It has a square head that is rectangular in sectionwith the remains of enamelled decoration on the front face. This comprises a central quatrefoil motif, each of the foils containing hte remains of yellow enamel, the surrounding field with traces of bright red enamel. Extending from the centre of the back face is an integrally cast suspension loop that has a cylindrical shaft set at an angle of 90 degrees from the head. This bends at an angle of 90 degrees just below the head, before expanding to a larger triangular loop with central triangular aperture set on the same plane as the head. The entire object has a worn green patina that shows signs of corrosion in places. It measures 42.53mm in length (including suspension loop, 14.50mm at head only), 14.64mm in width at head, 24.00mm in width at suspension loop, 3.74mm in thickness at head, 13.78mm in thickness/height including suspension loop, and weighs 16.09g.This is a Roman button and loop fastener belonging to Wild's Class VIa, which is defined by fasteners with rectangular heads that have enamelled decoration (Wild, 1970: pp. 141-142, Fig. 2). This group is dated to the c.2nd centuryAD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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