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Roman copper alloy button and loop fastener

Complete button and loop fastener. The enamel ornament is contained within a bronze margin and comprises a seven petalled flower, with petals defined by bronze walls, set against a turquoise ground; the centre comprises a small circle of red enamel with an outer ring of enamel now lost.

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

88.165H/87

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:37
diameter / mm:19

Material

copper alloy
enamel

Location

In store
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