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Description: | An incomplete artefact, most probably of Roman date. The artefact fragment weighs 2.12g, has an incomplete length of 47.8mm and circular to sub-circular cross-section. 19.6mm of the total length has moulded decoration ranging in diameter from 3.8mm to 2.2mm. The shaft below this decorative terminal has a diameter of 2.3mm and expends slightly to a maximum diameter of 3.2mm. The shaft ends in a worn transverse break of 2.6mm diameter.Probably a pin, see Crummy, N., 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester : Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd, pp.30-31, fig.31, nos.504-513. Also see Bishop, M.C., 1996 Finds from Roman Aldborough Oxford : Oxbow , pp.19, 36-39, fig.11, 20 & 21, nos.62-70, 205-214.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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