Belt, military belt strap end

Strap end from a belt, found in the grave of a late Roman man in the eastern cemetery of Roman London (burial number B538). His grave goods (two glass bottles, a brooch and a belt decorated with chip-carved metal plates) indicated that he was a man of high rank, possibly a senior soldier or official in the Roman government. The remains of the belt were found by the man’s left shoulder so it was placed in his grave, rather than being worn.
Decoration: copper alloy strap end with a carved geometric scroll decoration on the interior panel and zoomorphic elements at the terminal, matching those on the belt plates. There are rivets at the pointed terminal and at the trapezoidal end where the strap end divides into two plates to confine the end of the leather strap.