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Description: | Decorated flat copper alloy fragment, perhaps originally trapezoidal in outline. One complete side survivies with two small central projections and two incomplete holes at the corners, all on the outside edge. The two incomplete sides are 6mm wide bars, with a central narrower (3mm) bar. Small punched circles (diam 1.5mm) are aligned along each bar and run onto the projections on the end piece; there are also punched lines and possible further circles or beading along the outer edges. Although on first sight this might be part of a late Roman buckle plate (and has been drawn aligned thus) the projections and corner holes would make a very weak hinge. Another possibility, suggested by the trapezoidal outline, is an early Anglo-Saxon girdle hanger although the ends are usually a simple straight or convex edge; some do have corner holes (Macgregor and Bolick 42.9 from Ixworth; West 1998, fig.48 no 15 from Hinderclay) and the Ixworth eg also has a central pieced projection; others (Macgregor & Bolick 42.7, 42.8 ) have pairs of projections. Width 25mm, surviving length 20mm. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 410
650 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jude Plouviez | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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