Record ID: BM-8B7293
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy belt mount dating to the late second or early third century AD. The mount comprises an openwork design of at least two trumpet motifs. The trumpet motifs are angular hemispheres in section. On the underside of the openwork plate, positioned at the terminal of one of the trumpet motifs, there extends a circular-section lug, which terminates in a flat, irregular plate, which appears to have been created by hammering the lug flat. The mount measures 25mm in length, a maximum of 14mm in width and a maximum of 3mm in thickness. The lug measures 5mm in leng…
Created on: Saturday 23rd August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-ECCA29
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy harness fitting or belt mount dating to the Roman period. The fitting is flat and possesses a series of openwork decorations. At one end, the fitting possesses a small semi-circular suspension loop with circular perforation. This extends to a larger, flat semi-circular plate with three oval perforations. Beyond this flat plate, the body narrows to form a hemispherical-section extension with moulded ribs at each end. It terminates in a flat plate comprising three triangular extensions. The plate possesses a circular perforation. The fitting measures 49mm in length, a max…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-D56A64
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy belt plate dating to the third century AD. The fragment comprises a portion of a rectangular plate. At one end there extend two semi-circular pierced lugs which are surrounded by iron corrosion products, probably associated with the buckle frame. From the underside of the plate, there also extends a small, circular-section lug. At the other end, there extend two rectangular cells, which originally appear to have been filled with yellow enamel, traces of which survive. The belt plate measures 27mm in length, 23mm in width and is a maximum of 7mm in thickness.…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
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