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Roman copper alloy lock escutcheon
With central L-shaped opening and six evenly spaced marginal perforations
Roman lock plate, 50-80 CE.
SC5.6
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
63.419/19
Find Information
Site Name: Tal-y-llyn, Gwynedd
Date: 1963 / Jun
Notes: found half-buried in a cavity under a large boulder between a footpath and the west side of the ravine of the Nant Cader at 800 feet above O.D. on the slopes of Cadair Idris near Tal-y-llyn.
Acquisition
donation, 23/3/1992
Measurements
diameter / mm:116.0
diameter / mm:6.0 (perforations)
length / mm:26.0 (opening)
width / mm:23.0 (opening)
weight / g:46.2
Material
Copper alloy
Location
location verified by SI
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