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Description: | A fragment of a possible cast copper alloy strap fitting; a decorative mount. In plan the mount is a sub-oval shape, with an integral large knop protruding from long edge. The opposite long edge is a broken edge. The body of the mount is decorated with a pair of moulded spirals. The reverse has an integral spike which are circular in section and tapers to a broken point. The spike is slightly bent over. The upper surface of the mount has areas of a well developed dark brown patina, the reverse is corroded. It measures 22.84mm long, 22.47mm wide and 6.36mm thick, weighing 3.2g. Strap fittings have been in use from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period. Egan (Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition MoLAS Monograph 19 p. 39) comments that they were used as dress accessories but the fashion was over by the early 16th century. They continued to be used on horse harness straps into the 18th century (Hume, I.N. 1969 A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America University of Pennsylvania Press p. 242). A comparable mount cannot be found. This example is probably dated to the Post Medieval period.
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 copper alloy strap fitting;…
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