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Description: | A copper-alloy incomplete strap fitting. This strap fitting is rectangular in shape measuring 79.07mm in surviving length and 10.66mm in width. One terminal is complete and the other incomplete due to old breaks, both terminals are curving upwards slightly, although it is impossible to tell if this is due to the original design of the strap fitting or due to damage at a later date. The back face is flat and the front face rounded. The complete shaped terminal is seperated from the bar by a transverse moulding and a double cusp, beyond this the terminal is rounded with a central rivet hole. Projecting from the central edge of the terminal is a lozenge shaped projection, measuring 17.33mm in length and 5.35mm in width (at its widest point), it terminates with a rounded knop. At the opposing terminal end there is another transverse moulding and then a flattened incomplete now semi-cricular (although probably originally circular) projection measuring 20mm in diameter. The remains of a central circular perforation can be seen through this. Traces of gilding can be seen on the front face of the strap fitting. This strap fitting is most likely to be medieval and probably 14th or 15th century in date as the terminal and the distinctive double cusp are similar to those found on harness suspension mounts of this date. A similar strap fitting has been discovered at Bedfield, Suffolk ( SF- F4A582 ). | 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: | 1300
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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