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Description: | Medieval copper alloy strap fitting with traces of silvering. It measures 16.2mm in length and 17.7mm in width and weighs 4.36g.One edge is crenellated, with the remains of two rivets which presumably held a strap. The opposite edge is circular in section and two thirds is joined to the rest of the strap-fitting while the remaining third has a gap between it and the rest of the object.Between the circular sectioned edge and the rest of the strap end is a (cast) bar mount, standing 3.8mm high. It is this that retains traces of silvering.Beyond the bar mount the 7mm length of strap fitting that has the rivets is decorated, in relief, with long Vs and inverse Vs.On the reverse the filled-in area between bar-mount and circular sectioned edge is slightly hollowed.It seems likely this is some kind of strap fitting, its style with bar mount and rivets being so similar to other medieval strap fittings. The circular sectioned edge possibly served as some kind of clasp, fitting into a matching 'eye' of a similar strap end.The style suggests 12th-14th century in date.
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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