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Description: | Incomplete Medieval strap fitting with acorn-type terminal (1300-1400 AD). The strap fitting has a broken upper edge, probably where an attachment loop was present. An acorn-type terminal projects from the centre of the lower edge; the left and right sides curve inwards. The fitting has moulded floral decoration on the front surface. The reverse may have had similar moulded decoration but wear and thick concretion make this difficult to discern. The fitting has been gilded on both sides, but only a small fraction of gilding remains. The mount measures 22.4mm long, 17.0mm wide and 2.1mm thick. It weighs 2.28 grams. The terminal of the fitting is similar to those encountered on strap ends, but the form is unusual for a strap fitting as it is decorated on both sides. Egan and Pritchard (1991) illustrate a number of composite strap-ends with acorn knops, p. 144 refs. 675-680, and attribute the form to the 14th century AD.
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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