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Description: | A probable strap-fitting of probably either Roman or post-medieval date. It consists of a broadly rectangular plate from one end of which emerges a T-shaped bar. The plate slightly and gradually tapers to a terminal at the other end in the form of a fleur-de-lis. The lis has a rounded central lobe with two smaller, connected side lobes below. Below these latter are two thin rounded lobes angled diagonally downwards, their bases delineated by incised lines. On the upper surface of the plate is decorated with an incised line around the other three edges. At each end of the plate is an iron rivet, each corroded to varying extents. One is located within the main lobe of the fleur-de-lis, the other towards wider end of the plate. The central bar extends for c. 9.5mm before the T-shaped terminal (W.: 14.0mm), possibly used for joining to another strap-fitting or for hanging items from a belt.The strap-fitting in curved shallowly in profile. While similar to post-medieval sword-belt fittings it is much more robust and more similar to Roman harness fittings (cf. Appels & Laycock 2007, 133; fig. AA14.73).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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