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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting. In terms of function it is a suspension loop with attachment plate. The attachment plate is quite elaborate, moulded in the shape of a teardrop with the suspension loop is at the fat end on a neck with a series of 3 collars. The plane of the loop is at 90 degrees to the plane of the attachment plate. The narrow end of the plate has a small knob. The body is raised with 4 facets along its length, and hollow behind. The front face appears to have been tinned. There is a small attachment rivet behind the neck leading to the suspension loop, and a larger one near the narrow terminal end. These rivets are iron. It is not clear which end was up. From appearance it is likely that the narrow end was down, in which case the piece was attached to whatever was being suspended, not the strap it was suspended from.
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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A cast copper alloy strap…
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