File:An Iron Age – Roman copper alloy 'button-and-loop' fastener (1st century BC – 1st century AD). (FindID 226724).jpg
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editAn Iron Age – Roman copper alloy ‘button-and-loop’ fastener (1st century BC – 1st century AD). | |||
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2008-09-26 10:46:39 |
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Title |
An Iron Age – Roman copper alloy ‘button-and-loop’ fastener (1st century BC – 1st century AD). |
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Description |
English: An Iron Age – Roman copper alloy ‘button-and-loop’ fastener (1st century BC – 1st century AD). The fastener is of Wild’s Class I (1970:137-8) and comprises two conjoined solid flat cast discs each 14mm in diameter and 3mm thick attached to a sturdy triangular loop. The fastener weighs 15.58g and has a stable dark olive-green patina; there is a small patch of reed-green corrosion at the top of the left-hand disc. Both discs are ornamented with cast (rather than incised) motifs which are symmetrical in their asymmetry. These comprise a series of reserved circular and crescentic zones interspersed with lunate and trumpet-shaped areas infilled with basket-hatching. The result is a minor masterpiece of edgy, off-kilter compression.
Fasteners of this type are assumed to have an Iron Age ancestry, and are thought to date from the first century BC through to the first century AD. However, most, including the present piece, are stray finds without any independently datable associations. The decoration on this example borrows from a repertoire of motifs deployed on other objects such as mirror-backs, for example; and these latter items are usually dated to the first century AD. The function of these fasteners is open to question too though they are generally assumed to have held together ‘two pieces of fabric, leather or woven textile.’ Whether they were items of personal attire, or formed part of horse harness, remains unclear. Identification by Jon Cotton, Senior Prehistoric Curator Museum of London. Dimensions: Diameter of each disc: 14mm; length: 23.21mm; thickness: 3mm; weight: 15.58g. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Greater London Authority | ||
Date | between 100 BC and 100 | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 226724 Old ref: LON-876B73 Filename: Davey - button loop fast - July 08 v2.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/188743 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/188743/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/226724 |
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F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 50 |
Date and time of data generation | 10:20, 3 June 2008 |
Lens focal length | 8.9 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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File change date and time | 10:33, 26 September 2008 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
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Date and time of digitizing | 10:20, 3 June 2008 |
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File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
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Date metadata was last modified | 11:33, 26 September 2008 |
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