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Strap fitting
Unique ID: NMGW-DA9283
Object type certainty: Possibly
Cast fragment of a decorative ring, probably of Late Iron Age to Early Roman date. The ring is broken at both ends, the interior of the ring is rounded, while the exterior is V-shaped. The exterior of the ring within a triangular opening is flat, possibly as a result of wear. The ring has an integral decorative moulding consisting of a central domed knop connected by two arms to the ring and terminating in smaller oval domed knops. The arms have a V-shaped cross-section with a flat underside forming the triangular opening. The arms curve away from the ring with a sub-lozenge shaped cross-section. The domed knops are decorated with a circled tricorne (a concave triangle set within a circle). The decoration is now difficult to discern in the two side knops, because of corrosion and wear.
Notes:
Determining which artefact type the fragment is from is now difficult. The arrangement resembles a terret, but the ring would appear to be too slight. A possible parallel may be identified in the Owslebury burial 39 (Collis 1994, in A.P. Fitzpatrick & E.L. Morris ) where a belt hook of continental type was associated with a sword. The Owslebury piece is different, in that the knop is at a right angle to the ring, presumably to facilitate attachment to a strap. In this example the triangular opening (with possible wear facets) may have satisfied the function.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 100 BC
Date to: AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Length: 37 mm
Width: 37.2 mm
Thickness: 9.1 mm
Weight: 10.4 g
Diameter: 35 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]
Decoration method: Incised [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: St Nicholas And Bonvilston
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: ST0974
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2003
Personal details
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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
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Audit data
Created:
Monday 16th June 2003
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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