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Roman copper alloy lorica segmentata tie loop
From the rear this tie-hook fragment shows plainly that it was manufactured from a piece of sheet metal tapered to a narrow strand at one end and the edges of the strand rolled backwards to form the material for the hook; close to the junction between the plate and the hook these edges have been insufficiently worked to give a smooth finish and remain partly open.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
88.165H/116
Find Information
Site Name: Roman Gates Site, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1980-1981
Notes: found during the excavation of barrack-blocks etc. on the 'Roman Gates' site, carried out by the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.
Measurements
length / mm:22 (broken)
width / mm:8
diameter / mm:9
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