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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting, a decorative mount. In plan, the mount is a sub-drop shape, with a bifoliate base and a pointed tip. The mount is otherwise undecorated. The reverse is flat and has two integral oval sectioned studs which are bent towards one another. A fragment of leather still remains between the two studs. The surface of the mount has mot developed a heavy patina, but is a mid brown colour. It measures 17.97mm long, 10.33mm wide and 4.39mm thick, weighing 1.2g. The strap fitting, a mount, probably dates to the late Medieval to early Post Medieval period, c. 1500 to 1700. 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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A cast copper alloy strap…
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