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Description: | A complete cast and wrought copper alloy hooked strap fitting of Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1500 - c. AD 1650). Length: 51.2mm; width: 19.9mm and 10.1mm thick. Weight 9.19g.The artefact is symmetrical in plan. It is trapezoidal in plan and narrows to a suspension hook. In plan, the end opposite the hook is cusped to form a wave which has a central crest. Close to the other end, each side has two cusps to form wavy edges. Beyond these features there is a central hook which projects forwards and then curves back so that the tip of the hook almost makes contact with the main part of the fitting. The hook is sub-circular in cross-section and the tip has two minor transverse grooves at the front. At the front of the artefact, along the longitudinal centre-line of the main part, there is a narrow 'crease'. There are two empty rivet holes along the crease, one at each end. Either side of the crease the surface is slightly concave. The rear face is flat. The fitting is in stable condition but has lost its patina on the front face. The surface colour of the metal on this side is a dull light brown. The rear face has a mid-green patina although it is lost in places.Similar fittings are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: SUSS-54E6E2 from Ashington Parish, West Sussex and IOW-0793E1 from Chale Parish, Isle of Wight.
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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