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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting, a decorative mount. The mount is in poor condition. In plan, the mount has a sub-lozenge shaped body, with an integral collar on either side. Protruding from the collars is a small knop. In profile the mount is slightly bent upwards, this is likely to be due to recent damage from the plough rather than being intentional. The reverse has two fragments of integral oval sectioned studs based under each collar. The surface of the mount has an abraded red copper corroded surface with traces of a light brown/green patina. It measures 27.07mm long, 10.36mm wide and 3.6mm thick, weighing 1.29g. The strap fitting, a mount, probably dates to the late Medieval to early Post Medieval period, c. 1500 to 1700. The nature of the corrosion suggests a Post Medieval date is more likely. Egan (Egan G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition Museum of London and English Heritage) illustrates similar mounts, for example No. 136 and discusses that these may have also decorated harnesses as well as personal belts.
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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