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Description: | A medieval belt fitting, a folding strap clasp without a folding end. In the place of the latter a wide outside edge carries a feline or leonine mask facing outwards & delineated by incised lines & two perforations as eyes. The plate is formed from a folded sheet, the front part slightly smaller than the rear, secured by a single Ae rivet near the damaged attachment edge. The front is engraved with a line along both long edges, a rough saltire & several longitudinal dashes. This is of the same general type as Dress Access. no.568 which has a crowned king's head facing in the reverse direction. Repair has taken place on this piece: an iron rivet passes through both parts of the plate close to the original rivet, & a circular perforation (now empty) has been driven through closer to the frame. Rather than repair or strengthening, it is possible that these modifications are evidence for re-use as a buckle, with empty perforation, next to which there is iron staining, acting as a pin hole for an iron pin. Frame 25 x 15.5mm, plate 25 x 12mm. 14th cent. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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