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Description: | Strap fitting, this is a sheet of copper alloy that has been folded in two 30mm long and >1mm thick. The reverse is narrowed so that it is 7mm wide, whilst the top section is 14mm wide, there is a single rivet hole at the attachment end still retaining the copper alloy rivet. The folded end has a circular gap, which is wider than the main body of the object. Examples have been found during excavation in London which date to 1200-1500AD and have been described as strap ends. However, similar examples have also been found in Late Iron Age contexts in Scandinavia from Gotland, these were found to hold a ring that formed a two and three way junction in a strap/belt. Therefore a date of 900-1500 is surmised. The artefact has a light green colour and has suffered from surface corrosion, there are traces of gold around the rivet, suggesting that the artefact was originally gilt. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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