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Roman copper alloy belt plate
The front of the plate carries an elaborate panel of decoration originally filled with enamel. The main, central, element of the design comprises three rectangular blocks of leaf ornament, this panel is flanked by a border of copper alloy with small triple-lobed projections towards the edge of the plate. The whole decorative panel is surrounded by a plain copper alloy margin except at the hinge end. It has three studs visible from the front, two at the hinge end and one, slightly off centre at the other. These are presunably a repair as they obscure parts of the decoration.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
23.292/2.95
Find Information
Site Name: Segontium, Caernarfon
Grid Reference: SH 485 624
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1920-1923
Measurements
length / mm:60
width / mm:21
thickness / mm:2
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