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Title: STRAP FITTING [Go to resource]
Description: A cast copper alloy strap fitting or sword belt fitting. The object consists of an openwork plate with a semi-circular element at one end, joined to an oval (openwork) main element. The open area in the centre is heart shaped, with a rivet hole at the V of the heart and a rivet hole at the point. Two projections then extend out of the plate on either side, these have been decoratively cut. The surface of the metal is dark brownish-green in colour and is worn. The function of the fitting is uncertain, however it is possibly a sword belt fitting. It is post medieval in date. Original Image Publisher: http://finds.org.uk Source: Portable Antiquities Identifier: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... Go to resource More Like this...
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