CAM-DF2CD5: Roman copper alloy strap fitting

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: CAM-DF2CD5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A Roman complete cast copper alloy strap fitting. The object is cruciform in plan with hollow D-shaped arms/center allowing two straps or cords to run through it at right angles. It is plain apart from a small flat lozenge marking its centre. It measures 37.49x38.57x10.18mm. Each terminal measures c.11.9mm wide and has a thickness of 0.79mm. It weighs 17.5g.

Chapman (2005) publishes a similar example, Th04 page140, as a Roman harness fitting dating c.100-200 and suggests they are common on military sites but their exact function is uncertain. A similar example can be seen recorded as SUSS-7A9952.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.49 mm
Height: 10.18 mm
Width: 38.57 mm
Thickness: 0.79 mm
Weight: 17.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2007 - Friday 31st August 2007

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Melbourn (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3844
Four figure Latitude: 52.07717
Four figure longitude: 0.012273
1:25K map: TL3844
1:10K map: TL34SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Chapman, E.M.	2005	A Catalogue of Roman Military Equipment in the National Museum of Wales	Oxford	British Archaeological Reports 388	140	Th04

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Recording Institution: CAM
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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