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Description: | An incomplete amphora shaped strap end of Late Roman date. It is missing the attachment end and most of both side loops due to old breaks. The plate is leaf-shaped in form, flat, and tapers ro a rounded point. At the incomplete rectangular(?) attachment and are the remains of integrally cast circular side loops with central circular perforations, both missing their outer edges due to old breaks. At the centre of the front face the plate has decoration comprising a large ring and dot motif. Both fces have extremely worn surfaces with areas of active copper-alloy corrosion. It measures 36.02mm in length, 11.81mm in width, 1.35mm in thickness, and 1.81g in weight.This is an incomplete Roman amphora shaped object, probably a strap end. It finds parallels in similar examples of Late Roman date (e.g. Bishop and Coulston, 1993: 175, fig. 126 nos. 7, 9, 12; SF-95F9DB) although is relatively small and thin. It is of probable similar Late Roman date, c.4th century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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