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Description: | An incomplete probable strap or harness fitting likely to be of Roman date. The terminal end of this object now survives the rest is missing due to old breaks, now worn, it measures 30mm in width and 27mm in surviving length.
It has a flat rectangular part, with rounded corners which has a rectangular shaped shaft projecting from the centre of its complete long edge, this shaft curves forwards at a circa 45 degree angle and terminates in a flattened circular knob, set at right angles to the end of the shaft and measuring c11mm in diameter.
Projecting from the centre of the reverse of the flat rectangular part there is an integral rectangular shaft. It projects at right angles and terminates with a flat rectangular bar which is at right angles to the shaft and parallel to the back face of the flat rectangular part of this object. This integral projecting bar could have been used to attach this object to a leather strap or belt of some kind.
It is therefore most likely that this object is a decorative strap or harness mount. Its style and shape is perhaps reminescient of Roman calvalry fittings of the 1st century | 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: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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