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Description: | A cast copper alloy hooked strap fitting (hooked plate). The object comprises two plates. The main part of the front plate is a domed, circular element. Flanked on both sides by a collar. On one side there is a large hook and on the other side a knop, with an iron rivet punched through it. The back plate matches the shape of the front, but does not extend passed the collar next to the hook, where a second (copper alloy) rivet head can be seen. The metal surface is slightly worn and mid brownish-green in colour. Strap fittings of this type date to the 16th -18th century.
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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