Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS (Fig 134;
4121- 4127)
All are of copper alloy.
4121 Fig 134 SF LWC 2901 (C), K150. Daub, make-up? Roman. A
mount in the form of three lozenges with knobbed terminals
set side by side. One terminal is missing. The face of each
lozenge is marked with a marginal groove around which are
cut V-shaped notches. On the reverse side are three rivet
shafts, one opposite the centre of each lozenge. Length
54.0mm, width 30.0mm.
4122 Fig 134 SF BKC 300(C), B46 F24. Fortress ditch. Period 1 -1 b.
A corroded long strip mount, apparently plain, of rectangular
section. There is a nail or rivet at each end. The mount is now
distorted. Length 55.5 mm, width 12.0mm.
4123 Fig 134 SF BKC 1815(C), E1129 L324. Ditch (F230) fill.
Period 2. A roughly made lozenge-shaped mount. Two
opposite terminals bear large ?lotus bud and leaf terminals,
one slightly damaged. The other two terminals are either
roughly finished or have had the decorative part cut or
broken off. The face of the mount is divided into three
stepped lozenge-shaped levels. There is a rivet or stud hole
through the centre of the mount. The perforation adjacent to
this hole was made by corrosion. The underside of the
mount is hollow. Length 48.0mm, width 33.5mm.
4124 Fig 134 SF BKC 3570, J299 L35. Dump and levelling
deposits. Periods 3/4/5a. A long plain strip mount,
rectangular in section. A dome-headed rivet survives at one
end, there are traces of another in a similar position at the
other end, and of a third in the centre. Length 120.0mm,
width 14.0 mm.
Fig 134 Miscellaneous fittings (1:1)
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4125 Fig 134 SF BKC 4284, N280. Latest Roman. Period 6. A
damaged mount with large riveted shaft. The face of the
mount shows a round ?bud between thin ?leaves. One ?leaf
is missing. The base of the object has been broken off. As the
mount is beginning to swell out again at the fracture, it is
possible that the design may have been repeated to produce
a symmetrical figure. Surviving length 22.0mm, surviving
width 23.0mm, height 10.0mm.
4126 Fig 134 SF BKC 4794, T276 F120. Pit. Period 3. A damaged
lozenge-shaped fitting. Three of the terminals are knobbed
and have a transverse moulding close to the knob. The
fourth terminal is missing. There is a central knob around
which are placed in a square four perforations. Between this
central design and the missing terminal are knurled
transverse mouldings. There are traces of three rivet shafts
on the underside of the mount, one below each plain arm.
Surviving length 30.5mm, width 32.0mm.
4127 Fig 134 SF BKC 4747, T514. Period 1 (contaminated?). A
corroded long 'plain strip mount of D-shaped section. The
curve of the D seems to have lain uppermost. A rivet survives
at each end on the underside. Both faces show traces of
?wood fragments in the copper-alloy corrosion products.
Length 81.0mm, width 10.0mm.
LOCKS AND KEYS
As most of the lock fragments and keys below are of
copper alloy it is possible that the majority derived
from small locks for boxes or cupboards. Small locks
were often composed of both copper-alloy and iron