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Roman copper alloy lock bolt
Copper alloy Roman lock bolt. The bolt is rectangular in plan and in section and comprises a central rectangular openwork panel of 6 surviving almost circular holes. A narrowed rectangular tapering prong projects from one end of the central element.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
54.389B/3.3
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 : 'B' material is from the parade ground and buildings I-VI, etc. From the Civil Settlement.
Acquisition
collected officially, 12/10/1954
Measurements
length / mm:55.0
width / mm:17.0
depth / mm:0.9
Material
Copper alloy
Location
Caerleon: Case 16 Furniture and Fittings
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