Record ID: KENT355 - ROMAN buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: KENT355

Object type certainty: Possibly

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ovular ?buckle fragment, moulded decoration in triangular shape, loops around to a zoomorphic design which appears to represent a dragon

Notes:

can find no parallels in any of the standard reference works. C Johns of the British Museum (letter dated 4/11/98) says: '(this piece) honestly looks post-Medieval to me, but it is hard to tell from the photocopy.'

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Length: 34 mm
Width: 28 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Dover
To be known as: KENT WINGHAM

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Unknown [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st July 1996

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Richard Hobbs - [ view all attributed records]

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