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Description: | Medieval swivel strap fitting; Cast copper alloy swivel strap fitting with zoomorphic terminals, dated to the 12th-15th centuries. This artefact is one half of a swivel fitting which would originally have consisted of two D-shaped loops, one with a pin and one with a socket, with fit together such that the loops can be swivelled on the pin.This artefact is the loop with the socket to hold the pin. It consists of a loop of circular cross section which flares at either end to debased animal head terminals. The terminals are stepped to indicate a brow ridge and have little knobs to indicate ears. There is a deep incised line down the centre of each head between the ears. The heads abut a broad, oval boss with a circular hole in the bottom to accept the pin from the other loop of the swivel fitting. A small, oval hole has been worn through on one side of the boss.Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database, for example those at DENO-5D7CF3, BERK-478235, SF-F0D4D8, SF-082EA0 and SF-50A562.Height 21.1mm, width (across animal heads) 25.4mm, width (boss) 15.5mm, depth (boss) 11.3mm, thickness (frame) 3.0mm, weight 9.01g
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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