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Description: | An incomplete, cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of Early Roman date, about AD 50 - 150. This is an example of a Wild type III fastener and the button is teardrop shaped with a raised, circular central boss on the upper face. The boss is surrounded by a circular groove. The underside is flat and has the remains of a shaft, of rectangular section, projecting from the rounded end. It bend through the characteristic ninety degrees, but then the loop part is missing. The fastener has a rough, light green patina. It is 18.3mm long, 14.4mm wide and 8mm thick. It weighs 3.2gm. Compare DENO-74FE84 and NLM-610627.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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