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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting, or strap end. The artefact is flat and rectangular (25.66mm x 6.37mm x 2.51mm). There are two rivet hole through the fitting, one is roughly in the middle, the other is at one end. The one in the middle no longer holds the rivet. The one of the end still has the copper alloy rivet in situ. Faint engraved lines can still be seen on the front surface of the strap fitting. It is possible that some of the markings represent an animals head, but this does not look like a typical zoomorphic strap end. The reverse is undecorated. The end nearest the filled in rivet hole does look broken, though the break looks well worn. The metal is a light brownish-green colour. The surface of the metal is slightly pitted and much of the original surface has been lost.
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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