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Description: | A copper-alloy strap connector or fitting of the Medieval period.The object is now cruciform in shape, but originally would have been symmetrical. A central, four-armed hub bears two shells situated on opposite arms. The remaining two opposite arms have a small knob that then leads to a stirrup-shaped terminal. The terminal has a triangular perforation to allow a small strap to fit through.The central cross has a small boss in its center and the perimeter of each arm is decorated with dog-tooth. The fan-shaped shells are incised to provide the shell decor, and the stirrup-shaped terminals have parallel lines incised down their length.One stirrup-shaped terminal has broken off near the central tip of the perforation, and that arm has also bent.
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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