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Roman copper alloy buckle plate
Copper alloy buckle and belt end, hinged together with an iron hinge pin; at the back of the plate there are five projections for attachment to the belt. The buckle is decorated with triangular insets of white enamel, and the belt end with a central geometric pattern of similar insets, flanked by panels with a curvilinear scroll design of late Celtic type, all in white and yellow 'champleve' enamel on a dark ground, probably of red enamel.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
39.386/3.11
Find Information
Site Name: Myrtle Cottage Orchard, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1939
Notes: Barrack V; Site code (?) 211
Acquisition
Donation, 20/7/1939
Measurements
length / mm:84 (total)
length / mm:58 (plate)
width / mm:20 (plate)
thickness / mm:2 (plate)
length / mm:30 (buckle)
width / mm:28 (buckle)
Material
copper alloy
enamel
Techniques
enamelled
Location
Caerleon: Case 07 Military Fittings
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