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Roman copper alloy button and loop fastener
A square head with surviving blue enamel quatrefoil decoration. Incomplete and not listed by Wild (1970: 152, Class VIa). Displayed as a dress fastener rather than a button and loop fastener.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2017.26H/16
Find Information
Site Name: unprovenanced,
Acquisition
Old stock
Measurements
length / mm:13 (of head)
width / mm:13 (of head)
thickness / mm:4 (of head)
length / mm:20 [broken]
depth / mm:12
Material
copper alloy
Techniques
enamelled
Location
Caerleon: Case 14 Jewellery
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