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Description: | A copper-alloy decorative strap fitting. This fitting is roughly oval shaped, measuring 32.8mm in lenght and 26mm in width (at its widest central point). It is decorated on its front face with a lower semi-circular protusion with radiating grooved decoration on it. Above this the strap fitting is formed of four rounded lobes, each delimited by a deep boarder groove and arranged to create a square. Each lobe has a circular perforation through its centre. In the centre of these lobes there is an oval shaped bare face, it is forward facing and the eyes nose and mouth visible. Above this central face and above the centre of the upper pair of rounded lobes there is another forward facing face. This face is narrower and the eyes are its most prominent feature, it is bald. Traces of gilding can also be seen on the front face of this decorative strap fitting. On the back face two hooks project from either end of the fitting, one hook is complete and tapers to a point (10mm in length and 2mm in width with a circular cross-section) and the other is fragmentary due to an old break.
This decorative strap fitting is identical to one illustrated in 'Detector Finds' (Bailey 1995, 87 no 10). It is believed to be 17th century in date and used to decorate horse harness straps. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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