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Description: | A complete copper alloy button and loop fastener dating to the period AD 75 to 200.The object has a tear-drop shaped head with a circular boss in the centre. The head has been hollow cast. From the head projects a shank which bends at 90 degrees to be parallel with the head. The shank then widens to a triangular shape with a sub-triangular loop.This is a Wild (1970) Type III: Tear drop or petal-headed button and loop fastener with examples known from excavated contexts including at Traprain Law where they were found in association with first and early second century coinage. Button and loop fasteners are thought to originate in the Iron Age with Type III developing in the early Roman period. They are common finds in the North of England and on military sites.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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