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BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Unique ID: LVPL-9E1FD8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy late Iron Age to early Roman button and loop fastener, dating from c.AD 1-200, Wild Class 3.
The fastener is sub-triangular in plan with one end terminating in a rounded point while the opposite end is straight. In the centre of the object is a circular boss surrounded by a raised cordon. Either side of the central boss is a sub oval, or 'tear shaped' perforation.
A small fragment of blue enamel is visible on the rectangular end of the body of the object.
The back of the head is flat, and the loop or shank projects outwards and upwards, appearing to then fork into two, however, the remainder of the loop is missing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 8.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th September 2017 - Friday 13th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Chorlton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 138-9; fig. 1 |
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