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Description: | A flat sub-rectangular cast copper-alloy object: probably a late medieval to post-medieval dress fastener. Openwork, the object has incurved edges, with addorsed kidney-shaped perforations. One end is generally straight, with a slightly rough area in the centre suggesting a break. The opposite end is broadly trefoil with a solid central protrusion turning upwards on the upper surface - a hook, possibly broken. There is a further, abraded lug towards this end on the lower surface. At the opposite, straight end is a corroded iron rivet within its central perforation, surrrounded by a slight recess. The mount is decorated on its upper surface and plain on the lower face. There is fine rocker-arm decoration at both ends, with some wider zig-zags towards the perforations. The object is generally green with corrosion product, but red-brown metal can be seen in places underneath this. An object, similarly perforated and decorated, and probably related can be found on this database: ESS-DE8687. These pieces would seem to date to the later medieval or post-medieval periods on the basis of their metal and decoration.
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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