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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.
Measurements
length / mm:37
diameter / mm:19
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