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Description: | A possible Roman copper alloy furniture mount, dating AD 43-410. The object has a conical top with a globular hear, leading to a cylindical section which is constricted in the middle curving to the ends to form collars. On the base is a square recess which would have held an iron attachment to connect the object to a piece of furniture. The object has a mid-dark green pattination with patches of light brown across the surface. Although no exact parallels can be found, it is very similar in style to items already recorded on the PAS database (cf. LIN-D65656) and published in Allason-Jones and Miket (1984, nos. 733-6). These items are all believed to be Roman in date and are elements in furniture decoration.Dimensions: height: 29.99 mm; thickness: 20.47 mm; weight: 24.65g.Reference: Allason-Jones, L and Miket, R. 1984. Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort. London: Society of Antiquaries.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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