Record ID: LANCUM-D876DE
Object type: SHIELD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy Roman shield boss missing only its rivets, c. 43 - 410 AD. The shield boss is formed from a concave, domed knob with a wide, flat flange. Four lozenge-shaped rivet holes pierce the flange, spaced equally around the central knob. The edges of the rivet holes bend out on the underside, suggesting that the rivets were pierced through from the upper side. The upper surface of the shield boss is marked by a pair of grooves running in parallel to each other around the outer edge of the shield boss. This is repeated in the centre of the rim as well as around the central domed kn…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2018
Last updated: Sunday 19th August 2018
Spatial data recorded.