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Description: | A complete late early-medieval cast copper-alloy strap-fitting of the 'socketed hook' type. The object consists of an openwork circular-sectioned socket, expanded on the front into a convex, roughly oval plate with cross-shaped moulding. A strut extends from the front and back, and the struts converge to meet at a solid conical terminal which tapers into a curved hook. The upper strut has a scalloped outline, but appears to be plain unlike other examples on which this element is engraved. The rear strut is straight-edged and rectangular in cross-section. Generally the artefact has corroded to a dull red-brown colour.It is thought that these 'socketed hooks' acted as strap distributors. For a full discussion see the PAS Annual Report (2006, 96) and record SF-F90718 on this database. Their form seems relatively standardised; this object compares, for example, with ref. SUR-471CE4 on this database.
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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