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Roman bone button and loop fastener
Two-piece fastener. The 'button', possibly turned, is a convex bone disc decorated by a single groove at its outer circumference. It is attached to the 'loop' by a small, copper alloy dome-headed rivet.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
65.170A/6.1
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1965 / Mar - May
Acquisition
Collected officially, 20/5/1965
Measurements
length / mm:37
diameter / mm:30 (button)
Material
bone
copper alloy
Location
Caerleon: Case 14 Jewellery
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