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Late Iron Age strap-union
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Mark Lodwick, 2003-04-01 00:00:00
Title
Late Iron Age strap-union
Description
English: Cast copper alloy strap union formed by a raised reverse S-scroll, the back of which is flat, enclosing two circular bosses 11mm in diameter and with two vertical strap bars, of circular section, attached by oval shaped lugs. The entire surface of the strap-union is quite corroded and pitted. 
Although the figure-of-eight form flanked by two vertical bars fits into Taylor and Brailsford?s Type 1 strap union category, the use of the S-scroll motif is only paralleled on the larger and more elaborate examples from Seven Sisters and Chepstow. These are classified as Type 2 and date to the 1st century A.D. (1985, p247-259). There are no other known examples of similar size and form, although  Jope (2000, p178) defines the slender-waisted S-scroll as an insular artistic development established in the later half of the 1st century B.C. and continuing into the 2nd century A.D.
Semi-quantitative analysis of the metal was carried out using energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) which showed the main metal constituents to be copper and tin. The possible trace amounts of arsenic and nickel and the absence of any lead are consistent with an Iron Age bronze composition.
Depicted place (County of findspot) the Vale of Glamorgan
Date between 100 BC and 100
Accession number
FindID: 29991
Old ref: NMGW-3F88F4
Filename: 2003.54.1a.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/4305
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/4305/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/29991
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Object location51° 29′ 15.72″ N, 3° 22′ 12.9″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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