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Roman copper alloy belt plate
Possibly a belt-plate but no means of attachment survives on the back and both sides are very worn on their upper face, as if a strap has rubbed upon it. On the back there is a small recess at one end, to take a central bar.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
54.389A/5.42
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954
Notes: field adjoins the south-west side of the legionary fortress : 'A' material is from the culvert. From the Civil Settlement.
Acquisition
Collected officially, 12/10/1954
Measurements
length / mm:29 (broken)
width / mm:20
maximum thickness / mm:4
thickness / mm
Material
copper alloy
Location
In store
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