2008-07-08 12:15:25 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-34C417 Strap Fitting A cast copper-alloy strap junction of the early Roman period. The object has a body composed of 2 adjoined hemispherical discs, which both have a circular perforation in their base. These cupped discs originally would have taken bone, coral, or possibly glass or enamel decoration. The underside of the body remains flat. One side of the body retains the attachment bracket, which is formed by a disc projecting perpendicularly from the side of each cup of the body, with a thick tube running between them. There is evidence for a similar bracket on the other side of the body, but it has broken off, leaving abraded projections from the body only. A cast copper-alloy strap junction of the early Roman period. The object has a body composed of 2 adjoined hemispherical discs, which both have a circular perforation in their base. These cupped discs originally would have taken bone, coral, or possibly glass or enamel decoration. The unders... Copper alloy Cast IRON AGE IRON AGE Late ROMAN Early -100 120 27.03 28.71 5.67 Incomplete 2008-07-08 12:15:25 NORTHUMBERLAND TYNEDALE WHITTINGTON POINT( ) From Map NY97SE NY3957 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.