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Description: | Cast copper alloy dress accessory or strap fitting of probable Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (500-1050). The fitting is irregular in plan, bowed in profile and D shaped in cross section. The edges of the fitting are beveled. It measures 29.3mm in length, 25.2mm width and is 2.1mm thick. It weighs 6.08 grams.The shape of the fitting in plan is broadly sub triangular with the apex of the triangle tapering and then expanding into a semi-circular projection. The upper part of the fitting curves back to form a sub-rectangular U shaped hook. The front face of the fitting is decorated with a series of evenly spaced deeply punched ring and dot decorations. Each of these ring and dots is formed from a central annulet (hollow ring) within a punched ring. There are ten ring and dot motifs on the fitting; five along the top edge, two on each side and one at the apex of the triangle. The reverse of the fitting is undecorated and plain. The fitting or dress accessory is a light green colour with an abraded patina that covers all surfaces. There are a number of areas of light green powdery active corrosion present on both faces of the artefact. The lower part of the fitting (especially around the semi-circular projection) seems to have been burnt or heated in an uncontrolled fire as there are areas of pocking and heat damage present. This is especially evident on the reverse. The fitting is also asymmetrical in plan this may be partially caused by abrasion but it probably also reflects its use.
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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