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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap fitting. Measuring 66.6mm in surviving length and 9.5mm in width. This strap fitting consists of a rectangular shaped shaft with raised evenly spaced decorative square decorated with incised cross hatching. The complete terminal tapers to a rounded end and has a triangulat rounded projection from the centre of its end, this projection measures 12mm in length and 6mm in width (at its widest point). Through the centre of the terminal there is a cery corroded iron rivet. The other terminal is now incomplete but appears to be circular in shape (c19mm in diameter) with a central circular perforation. The back face is flat. This strap fitting is most likely to be medieval and probably 14th or 15th century in date as the style of the terminal is similar to harness suspension mounts of this date. A very similar strap fitting, although slightly more complete and less worn, with a double cusp before the termianl (again similar to harness pendant suspension mounts) has been discovered at Great Finborough, Suffolk ( SF-DDC797 ). | 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: | 1100
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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