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Description: | A cast copper strap fitting of probable seventeenth century date. The circular fitting measures 22mm by 16.2mm by 9.2mm and weighs 2.9g. It has a three-tier domed front and a concave back. Two pointed lugs project from the edge. These are set opposite each other, one currently pointing inwards and the other outwards. These lugs would pass through the strap leather to hold the fitting in place. Similar strap fittings can be seen in Brian Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' (pp. 27 and 33, nos. 265-6).
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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