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Description: | A copper-alloy strap fitting, which is likely to be post-medieval in date. No parallel could be found for this strap fitting, one end has an oval terminal with a circular perforation through its centre this then flares into a rectangular-shaped panel which is flat and decorated with small raised circular knops and what appears to be a walking cat/lion with its front leg raised and tail curving above its back, within a circle. In each corner of the panel there is also a fleur-de-lis. After this decorated panel the fitting is stepped back into a narrower rectangular part, this has another circular perforation through it and then flares at right angles into two rectangular arms, which are split in half at their terminals. The back face is flat and undecorated. This fitting appears to be a buckle of some sort, with the circular perforation on the rectangular panel inbetween the two 'arms' possibly holding a pin which is now missing.
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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