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Description: | A copper alloy fitting, possibly from a strap or belt, dating from the post medieval period. The fitting has a decorative flat top plate which is sub-rectangular. It is rounded and each end, and then steps out, with a circular swelling in the centre. In the centre of the plate is the remains of a copper alloy rivet. It is assumed that this rivet would have passed through the top plate and continued through the circular hole in the bottom plate. The bottom plate forms the back of a rectangular loop behind the front plate. The sides of the loop are square sectioned pillars, and the back plate is an inverted T shape in section with a square sectioned central bar and a thin plate at the base. The back plate is crack across the central circular hole. The plate is also thickened at one end and then steps down. The function of this object has not been determined. It appears to be a fitting of some sort. The metal has file marks and a patchy brown and green patina. This is glossy on the top of the front plate suggesting that there was a decorative finish here. The metal and the patina suggest a post medieval date. 43.68mm long, 16.5mm wide and 15.05mm thick. 10.34g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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