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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy strap distributor or harness fitting, dating to the Early Medieval period or the 10th/ 11th century AD (length: 66.1mm; width: 26.7mm; thickness: 8.9mm; weight: 27.20g). This artefact has a D-shaped cross-section with lozenge-shaped terminals at the centre of which are sub-rectangular apertures/ holes. At the terminals, there are rounded protruding knobs on each angle. In the centre, there is a raised convex roundel with a circular indentation as well as rounded knobs to either side. The underside of the artefact is flat with no decoration. The strap distributor is in a slightly worn but fair condition, with concentrated areas of corrosion on the rounded knobs at either end.A similar but incomplete example is illustrated in Brian Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity', Volume I, 2001, page 62, ref no 474, found in South-East Lincolnshire.
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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