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Description: | A possible Roman copper alloy furniture mount, dating to the period c. AD 43-410. The fitting is circular in plan and consists of a dished upper disc 13.94mm in diameter which narrows into the conical shaft which exhibits two incised concentric grooves. It then expands into a collar 7.23mm in diameter. The shaft then narrows to a diameter of 5.93mm before widening into the bevelled lower disc which measures 13.08mm in diameter. The underside of the lower disc exhibits the corroded remains of a rectangular iron rivet.It is very similar in style to items already recorded on the PAS database including WILT-BF90A2 and WILT-C7A4AD.It measures 13.99mm in length, 13.94mm maximum diameter, 5.32mm minimum diameter and weighs 5.65g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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