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Description: | A complete copper-alloy possible strap fitting. This object consists of a split shaft which tapers into a rectangular stem and terminates with a circular disc with a distorted integral hook projecting from the centre of its outer edge. It measures 78mm in total length. The split shaft measures 34mm in length and 9mm in width. Both halves of this have the corroded remains of two parallel iron rivets through them. The split shaft flares slightly before becomming a solid rectangular stem. There is a trnasverse moulding where the shaft joins the stem, this stem is rectangular in shape and measures 16mm in length and 9mm in width. There is a corroded iron rivet through this stem. The circular terminal disc measures 21mm in diameter, one face is convex and the other is hollow. The central integral distorted hook projecting from its outer edge measures 7mm in length and 2mm in width. No parallel could be found for this object, it probably attaches to a strap of some sort via the split shaft and rivets and therefore is probably a strap fitting of some kind. It is perhaps most likely to be medieval or post medieval in date.
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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