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Roman copper alloy lorica segmentata fitting
Hinge plate with a rivet hole in each corner. The iron plate, of which a trace remains, appears unusually to have been riveted between its leaves. One loop round the axial bar is all that remains of the second hinge plate.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
88.3H/3.18
Find Information
Site Name: British Telecom Site, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1987
Notes: Excavation conducted on land immediately to the east of the telephone exchange on Museum Street. Context: Phase IIIa
Acquisition
Donation, 10/2/1988
Measurements
length / mm:29
width / mm:23
thickness / mm:2
Material
copper alloy
iron
Location
In store
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