https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/amphora-shaped-strap-end-58861.html Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:36:57 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		An incomplete amphora-shaped strap-end of the late Roman period. The surviving part of the strap-end consists of the central body and the terminal knop. The attachment end has broken off in antiquity, and the body is slightly distorted. The front is decorated with five ring-and-dot motifs. The back is plain.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/strap-end-58237.html Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:22:47 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		An incomplete hinged copper-alloy strap-end of the early Roman period. The surviving part of the strap-end is one component of a two-part assembly, namely the 'plate' with its hinged end. The other component, a decorative pendant suspended from the plate, is now missing, its loss most likely due to the corrosion of an iron hinge-pin. The plate is rectangular with a small transverse rib close to the hinged end. The hinged end itself is expanded and flanged to carry the barrel of the hinge. The hinge would probably have had a total of seven drilled knuckles, the four present on this plate and the remainder on the missing pendant. The front of the plate appears to have had incised decoration, but the detail has been lost to corrosion. Traces of tinning, however, are present overall. The means of attachment are unclear on the images, and it is probable that the free end of the plate is incomplete. The very similar, but somewhat larger, strap-ends cited in References below are identified as 'pugio frogs' (i.e. dagger frogs), and the authors note that "a pugio would have hung from two of these, one on either side". The 'decorative pendant' on these strap-ends terminates in a button, forwardly offset to serve as a stud on which the scabbard was suspended.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/mount-55790.html Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:15:01 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy mount of the Roman period, most likely from a belt or strap. The mount consists of two integral elements, one sub-circular and one lunular, conjoined in a figure-of-eight fashion with the horns of the latter element facing outwards. The sub-circular element is domed and frontally decorated with an indented sunburst design. The lunular element is flat and frontally decorated with multiple indented rays. On the back of the mount there is the stump of an integral rivet/stud at the centre of the sub-circular dome. Cf. PAS: SF-04E574. See also UKDFD 11241 and UKDFD 28675 for strap fittings with stylistic similarities. PAS: SUR-979220 appears to be a plainer version of an otherwise similar mount.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/late-roman-belt-mount-stiffener-7289.html Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		A rectangular moulded variant belt mount (or possible belt stiffener) of circa 300 A .D. Similar to that illustrated at AA10.20 Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Appels and Laycock, 2007. An unusual find in the UK, the majority seen emanate from the continent. See also UKDFD 55436.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/strap-fitting-55436.html Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:06:25 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		A rectangular strap fitting of the Roman period, possibly a belt mount or stiffener. The fitting is in the form of a symmetrical bar with a slightly convex front surface, a raised square moulding at each end and a similar one in the centre. On the back there are two transverse lugs, one near each end of the fitting, both drilled centrally, but now broken across the holes. In view of the axial alignment of the drilled holes, it seems likely that a pin was used to secure the fitting after inserting the lugs through holes in the strap. The orientation of the lugs differs from that of those on the fitting cited in References below. Andrew Appels (see UKDFD 7289 and References below) notes that fittings of this type are unusual finds in Britain, the majority of them emanating from the continent.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/amphora-shaped-strap-end-55232.html Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:39:29 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		An incomplete amphora-shaped strap-end of the late Roman period. It consists of the central body, and is broken across the neck of the 'amphora' and at the terminal end. The front is decorated with four ring-and-dot motifs within a linear and dotted border. A vertical groove at the base suggests the terminal end was formed into a nail-cleaner.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/strap-fitting-54578.html Sun, 01 Sep 2019 18:30:58 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		A copper-alloy belt mount or strap slide, probably of the Roman period. It consists of a plain domed head with an integral rectangular loop on the back. Cf. PAS:  LIN-2FC9C1, NLM-2060A1, SWYOR-D2C4A6 and LIN-B2FD01
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/strap-fitting-24792.html Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		A peltate strap fitting of the Roman period. At the centre of the pelta, there is a small domed area with a central hole. At the centre of the opposite end there is a plain lug projecting perpendicularly from the back. A small piece of one side of the fitting is missing. Some iron staining on the front.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/strap-fitting-29190.html Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap fitting of the early Roman period. When complete, the fitting consisted of four discs, arranged symmetrically in a square formation, attached to the four corners of a central hub. Each disc has a flat back, a concave front, and a central piercing. The piercing would have been used to rivet an applied ornament (possibly of coral) to the front of the disc. The shape of the central hub resembles a cross pattée with a lozenge-shaped centre and widely flared arms. On the back of the lozenge-shaped centre there is a T-shaped stud for attachment to a leather strap or belt. One of the four discs is now missing, and the remaining three are damaged and incomplete.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/roman/strap-and-belt-fittings/strap-end-43198.html Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Strap and belt fittings  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy open-frame strap end of the late Roman to early medieval period. The strap end is loosely amphora-shaped, it has a trapezoidal attachment collar with two copper-alloy rivets in situ, there are two lines of transversely incised decoration on both surfaces between the collar and the teardrop shaped openwork frame, within the frame are two conjoined oval loops. Two solid; forward facing turrets form the terminal end.
Category:		Roman, Strap and belt fittings
Category:		Strap and belt fittings

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