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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy object: a strap fitting, possibly relating to a sword-belt hook. The object is solidly cast and features a sub-rectangular slot presumably for a leather strap (L.: 28.1mm, W.: 4.85mm). Around the slot the object is bevelled, including the complete short end. At the opposite end a protrusion curves through ninety degrees before it has been broken. It too is faceted and is broadly pentagonal in cross-section with two main faces outermost. The metal has taken on a deep green patina which is consistent with bronze of a late medieval date, although a later date ought not to be ruled out. The object also features transverse file marks. Other examples recorded on this database include a broken one from Somerset (SOMDOR-016D55) and a more complete one from Suffolk (NMS-1EEA45). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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