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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting, which does resemble early-medieval stirrup strap mounts, but the metal and manufacture would appear to date it to the post-medieval period.
The object has an apex loop, with a projecting knop at the top. The loop is flat. Below this there is a raised front plate, which is hollow to the reverse. The plate is lozenge shaped, with chamfered edges. It is undecorated, though heavily corroded.
The hollow reverse has a rounded stump at the lower point of the lozenge, the function of this is not clear ?? but it is surrounded by iron corrosion, which would suggest that it was used for attachment.
The metal is flaking and is a dark reddish-brown colour. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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