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Roman copper alloy buckle
Buckle, cast in a flat one-pice mould, slightly crude in design. Associated fragments of leather were noted during conservation. There are possible traces of iron in the corrosion which may suggest an iron tongue.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
88.165H/50
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.
Acquisition
Purchase, 22/8/1988
Measurements
length / mm:28
width / mm:24
thickness / mm:3
Material
copper alloy
Location
In store
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