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Description: | A cast copper alloy acorn-shaped strap fitting of probable seventeenth century date. The fitting measures 37.2mm by 17.98mm by 2.52mm and weighs 3.64g. The front of the fitting is slightly convex and the acorn's cupule is decorated with incised hatching. At the base of the cupule is a forked twig. The nut is quite pointed and has a rounded knop at its end. Towards each end of the slightly concave reverse there is the stub of one of the two integral pointed lugs which would have been used to secure the fitting onto a leather strap. Similar strap fittings can be seen in Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' (2001, pp. 29, 37, nos. 331-4).
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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