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BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Unique ID: IOW-A13D04
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman cast copper-alloy button-and-loop fastener of Wild's Class III type c. 43 -c. 200 AD).
The triangular open loop, sub-oval in cross-section, tapers and turns 90° to join the reverse side of the tear-shaped 'button'. At the front it has two concentric circular grooves around a central pellet. The grooves were probably filled with a decorative material. However, none has survived. At the pointed end of the button there is a slightly raised ridge. The rear face of the button is slightly convex.
33.1 x 14.3 x 11.2mm. Weight: 7.62g.
Button-and-loop fasteners could possibly have been clothing fasteners or, alternatively, harness fittings. This type dates to the later first or second century AD.
Notes:
The fastener was reported to have had blue and white enamel when found in 1992. It has subsequenly been varnished.
Class: Wild class III
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.1 mm
Width: 14.3 mm
Thickness: 11.2 mm
Weight: 7.62 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1992 - Monday 31st August 1992
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-2-321
Museum accession number: PRN 2391; E: 1992.44.2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild, J.P. | 1970 | Button-and-loop fasteners in the Roman provinces | London | The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies | 138-140, fig. 1 |
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