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Iron Age copper alloy strap union (replica)
This replica is based on the original strap union 04.131. The replica illustrates the original appearance of the strap union and the colours of the enamels used.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
06.430/3
Find Information
Site Name: Nant-y-cafn, Seven Sisters
Notes: Original found in the bed of a small mountain stream, a tributary of Nant-y-cafn, somewhere within an 80m length of the stream; the coordinates stated above therefore indicate only the general area of the findspot. Buried in the middle of the first century AD during the Roman conquest of Wales. The above information relates to the original object
Acquisition
Purchase, 1906
Measurements
length / mm:68.5
width / mm:63.0
Material
copper alloy
Techniques
cast
enamelled
Location
In store
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