IOW-C2F804: Late Iron Age or Early Roman Strap Fitting.

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: IOW-C2F804

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Published

Complete cast copper alloy object, possibly a harness fitting. Probably Late Iron Age or Early Roman (100 BC – AD 100). Length 33mm, width 33mm and overall thickness 10mm. Weight 9.86g. The object is flat with a thickness of about 3.5mm. It is lozenge-shaped in plan with an integral loop at the rear. Each corner of the lozenge extends and evolves to form a spheroidal terminal. These are each about 5mm in diameter. At the centre of the front is a punched (or cast) ring-and-dot motif. The loop at the rear is D-shaped in profile, as viewed from the side. It is also D-shaped in cross-section, flat on its inner surface. The loop is on the same alignment as two of the opposed terminals. There are traces of a mid-green patina on all surfaces. Fair condition.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33 mm
Width: 33 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 9.86 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th November 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2005-196-16

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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