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Description: | A complete 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 is teardrop shaped (through more circular than many) with a thickened area at the apex, and a circular enamelled motif of a circle surrounded by two concentric grooves. The smallest circle is filled with white or very pale blue opaque enamel (or possibly quartz), the next ring contains opaque red enamel, and the outer groove is empty but has traces of a red or orange material within it. The underside of the button is flat and projecting from the upper part is a shaft, of D-shaped section. This has the characteristic right angle bend before a rounded triangular loop. The fastener has a smooth, grey green patina. It is 32.8mm long, 17mm wide and 8.8mm thick. 5.91g. See Wild, J.P., 1970, Button and Loop Fasteners in the Roman Provinces, Britannia Volume I, p. 137 - 147.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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