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Strap End, Knopped Classic Phallic, ca. 2nd-3rd Cent AD

Copper alloy; 37mm/4.2gm!

Con/ As Cast; unblemished pale green patina, attachment loop intact, cleaned and waxed.

Description/ Neither convex or flat, but rather, this unusually designed strap end is round, and not found in any of our resources.

Ref/ A&L AA 11.5 vars

Seller's Note/ Once belts began to be split into two ends from the mid 2nd century, each end had a narrow terminal - usually with a pendant on a hinged strap-end. These terminals were used in pairs and were usually identical. The most common form was the narrow tear-drop which was in use circa AD 150/160 - 250/300. See the second photo as an example of the split belt ends.