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BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Unique ID: IOW-90FB0E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded and almost complete Roman copper-alloy button-and-loop fastener (AD 100-200). Wild 1970: 137-155.
In plan, the flat head is rectangular, has rounded corners and measures 24.5mm in length, 20mm in width and 2.4mm in thickness. The shank is circular in cross-section with a diameter of 7.1mm and a length of c. 6.3mm. The triangular loop with a triangular opening has a length of c. 26.5mm, a maximum width of 13.0mm and a thickness of 3.1mm. At the front of the head, two circular cells both have a diameter 5.1mm. Each cell has a dot at the centre and each cell appears to have had "lathe" treatment. One cell has a fleck emamel, now coloured red. There is a smaller fleck of decayed enamel in the other cell which is coloured buff.
This fastener is green and corroded overall.
Length: 38.2mm; width: 20.0mm; overall thickness: 15.1mm. Weight: 10.92g.
Similar button-and-loop fasteners have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: LVPL-B45CF7; NMS-FEF246; SF-3E0A12; SF-F1F124; SOM-BF7D5F; SUR-59E0A6; SUSS-10C071; SWYOR-A55D45; WMID-921E65 and YORYM-DBDD8D.
Wild, J.P., 1970. Button-and-loop fasteners in the Roman provinces, Britannia, Vol. 1,137-155.
Class: Wild Type VIa
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: Exactly AD 100
Date to: Exactly AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.2 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 15.1 mm
Weight: 10.92 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th September 2017 - Wednesday 20th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-233
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
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.
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 | 137-155 |
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