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Description: | A copper-alloy incomplete strap of harness fitting of medieval date. It consists of a central circular plate with a rivet hole through its centre, projecting from one edge of the plate there is a rectangular arm, which is folded so that its terminal is in the centre of the back face of the circular plate. The terminal is lozenge shaped and has a central rivet hole. The remains of a stub of a second opposing arm survives but this second arm is fragmentary due to old breaks. There are traces of gilding on the front face of this fitting. This fitting measures 48.27mm in surviving length and is 19.00mm in width across the central plate and the surviving arm is 6.38mm in width.
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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