Record ID: BM-8AE540
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy belt mount dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fitting comprises an openwork design of three adjoining trumpet motifs. The openwork plate is D-shaped in section. On the underside of the openwork plate, positioned at each end, there extend two circular-section lugs, the terminals of which appears to have been hammered flat. The strap fitting measures 32mm in length, a maximum of 19mm in width and a maximum of 5mm in thickness. The lugs measures 6mm in length and is 2mm in diameter. It weighs 7g. A mount with a similar design in plan was found at…
Created on: Saturday 23rd August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
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Record ID: BM-DF3DF7
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments from a copper-alloy pendant, possibly a terminal pendant from a sword belt dating to the late second or third century AD. The pendant is leaf-shaped with an expanded rounded terminal at one end and an attachment loop at the other. The pendant measures 47mm in length and a maximum of 36mm in width. The pendant weighs 9.1 grams. For an extremely similar pendant from Stockstadt see Oldenstein 1976, 247 and Taf. 32).
Created on: Friday 14th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-369324
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy belt plate dating to the third century AD. The fragment comprises a flat, rectangular plate. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with an inner rectangular rib and outer rectangular moulding and groove. On the underside of the plate, positioned at the mid-point, there extends a single circular-section lug with a flat, circular end-plate. From the plate, there also extend two pierced, circular lugs. These would probably have accommodated the buckle frame. The edges of the plate flanking the lugs are notched. The mount measures 20mm in length, 36mm in…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
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Record ID: BM-75E468
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy belt mount or harness fitting dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fitting is oval in shape and comprises an openwork plate of four adjoining trumpet motifs. The openwork plate is D-shaped in section. The outer motifs are semi-circular in shape and possess trumpet-shaped terminals. The terminals are decorated with a single incised line. Two further trumpet motifs extend from diagonally opposed trumpet terminals. On the underside of the openwork plate, positioned on the outer edges, there extend two circular-section lugs which terminate …
Created on: Friday 22nd August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-763068
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy belt mount dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fitting is approximately oval in shape and comprises an openwork design of three adjoining trumpet motifs. The openwork plate is D-shaped in section. On the underside of the openwork plate, positioned at the centre of one of the trumpet-shaped terminals, there extends a single rectangular-section lug, the terminal of which appears to have been hammered flat. The strap fitting measures 41mm in length and a maximum of 5mm in thickness. The lug measures 5mm in length and is 3mm in width. It weighs 9.3…
Created on: Friday 22nd August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-766594
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy belt mount or harness fitting dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fitting is approximately lentoidal in shape and comprises an openwork design of two adjoining trumpet motifs. The openwork plate is D-shaped in section. On the underside of the openwork plate, positioned at each end where the motifs terminate in trumpet-like terminals, there extend two circula-section lugs, the terminals of which appears to have been hammered flat. The strap fitting measures 41mm in length, 18mm in width and a maximum of 4mm in thickness. The lugs measures 4mm in…
Created on: Friday 22nd August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-8B0862
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 fitting comprises an openwork design of at least three trumpet motifs which extend from a central bar. Both this bar and the trumpet motifs are angular in form, being almost triangular 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, the terminals of which appears to have been hammered flat. The strap fitting measures 31mm in length, a maximum of 24mm in width and a maximum of 4mm in thic…
Created on: Saturday 23rd August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
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Record ID: BM-B56084
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy belt mount dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fitting comprises an asymmetrical openwork design of three trumpet motifs. The trumpet motifs are quite angular in their rendering, and appear almost triangular in section. On the underside of the openwork plate, there are two circular-section lugs positioned where the trumpet motifs meet. The terminal of one of the lugs has been flattened by hammering, whilst the other possesses an applied flat circular end plate. The strap fitting measures 36mm in length, a maximum of 24mm in width and a maximum …
Created on: Monday 25th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-B674D8
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy loop, possibly an attachment loop from a shoulder belt phalera dating to the third century AD. The object comprises a flat, lentoidal plate. From the upper surface of this plate, there extends a semi-circular loop, which is rectangular in section. This loop is not symmetrical, being slightly distorted in shape at one side. Where it is distorted, there is also a small notch taken out of its inner edge, which may be a casting flaw or a deliberate modification. From the under side of the plate, there also extends a central, circular-section lug, which terminates in a flat …
Created on: Monday 25th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-B78D21
Object type: BELT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy loop, probably an attachment loop from a shoulder belt phalera dating to the third century AD. The object comprises a flat, lentoidal plate. From the upper surface of this plate, there extends a trapezoidal loop, which is rectangular in section. From the underside of the plate, there also extends a central, circular-section lug, the circumference of which narrows and then widens again to form a flat circular end plate. The lentoidal plate measures 22mm in length and a maximum of 8mm in width. The loop measures 2mm in width and thickness and at its is 6mm from the lentoi…
Created on: Monday 25th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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