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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy locking arm, dating 1st-2nd century AD. The object is probably from a hasp lock for a box or casket. It is in two parts; one has traces of the hinge still present, the other has a perforated rectangular tab on the reverse which would have acted as the staple. The object is broken roughly half way along the arm, with probably a section missing as the breaks on each fragment do no correspond. Both fragments have a mid-dark green pattina.The hinged fragment is rectangular in shape, with a small bend towards the hinged end to wrap around the edge of the box or casket. The hinge would have been formed of two rectangular projections with an axial bar running across the end, leaving a square opening in the centre. Only one of the projections remains. There is a squared ridge running horizontally just below the bend and two further squared ridge towards the break with a rounded ridge running between the two. the reverse is completely undecorated.The staple fragment is also rectangular , with a sub-circular terminal. There has been significant damage and wear to the terminal so it no longer has it's original shape. There is a perforation at the tip of the terminal. A squared ridge separates the terminal from the rest of the arm. As mentioned, on the reverse is a perforated rectangular projection which would have acted as the staple.Similar fittings have already been recorded on the PAS database as part of a set of casket fittings found associated with a cremation burial found in Great Cannfield, Essex (ESS-1AAD74). The style and construction of the examples on the database are almost identical. The example on the database dates from AD 43-200. A further parallel can be found in Crummy (1983, 87, no. 2223) and is also believed to be part of a hasp lock.Dimensions:Hinge fragment: length: 47.15 mm; width: 19.84 mm; thickness: 3.13 mm; weight: 11.87g.Staple fragment: length: 34.79 mm; width: 17.01 mm; thickness (staple length): 14.72 mm; weight: 8.31g.Total weight: 20.20gReference: Crummy, N. 1983. The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9. Colchester: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd.
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