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BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER

Unique ID: SWYOR-9F4196

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy, teardrop headed, Roman button and loop fastener, dating from c. 50-150AD, Wild (1970) type 3. The shank and loop has broken away leaving only the head. It is a pointed tear drop shape with a raised boss in the centre, surrounded by a groove. It has a light green patina and is 19.7mm long, 17.6mm wide and 7.7mm thick. It weighs 6.39gm. See Yorkshire Archaeology, Roman Castleford, Vol. 1, fig 22, No. 237, and article in Britannian 1970 by Wild.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.7 mm
Width: 17.6 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm
Weight: 6.39 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd February 2009 - Monday 1st February 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kilham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0163
Four figure Latitude: 54.053072
Four figure longitude: -0.458698
1:25K map: TA0163
1:10K map: TA06SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butterworth, P., Cool, H.E.M and Philo, C.	1998	Roman Castleford Excavations 1974-1985. Volume 1: The small finds	Exeter	West Yorkshire Archaeological Service	22	237

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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