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Description: | Complete copper alloy strap fitting, probably a mount of possible Medieval date. Length 79mm, maximum width 13mm and 5mm thick. Weight 11.64g. The object is elongated in form and comprises three distinct elements - the upper section, the middle section and the lower section. The upper section is about 22mm in length and about 5mm wide. About mid-way along the length of this section is a distinct step dividing the lower, more convex part from the upper less convex part. At the top of the upper section are two symmetrical protuberances with rounded edges which flare upwards and outwards. The middle section is 18mm in length with a maximum width of 14mm. From the lower part of the upper section, the sides of the middle section diverge for a short distance, at which point, the sides are then parallel. The lower section is about 40mm in length. At its juncture with the middle section it is about 8mm in width. The sides of this section taper to a rounded point and viewed from the front, is slightly sinuous in profile (reversed S-shape). Both the middle and lower sections of the strap fitting are concave at the rear whereas the upper section is flat at the rear. Two relatively large integral rivets are situated at the rear. The upper rivet is directly behind the step at the front of the upper section and the other rivet is at a position about mid-way along the length of the lower section. Both rivets are sub-square in cross-section, about 3mm x 3mm and 7mm in length. The rivets are slightly burred over at the ends. The small surviving areas of original surface have gilded decoration in the form of straight and curving lines and chevrons. A single lozenge shape is situated on the lower part of the upper section. The copper alloy has a purplish hue. The overall shape and outline of the strap fitting may represent a stylised animal, perhaps of reptilian form. However, no parallel has been identified by the recorder. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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