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Description: | The object is possibly a harness fitting, but certainly a strap fitting, made from cast copper alloy. The date is not certain, but the object is reminiscent of 11th century harness fittings, such as stirrup mounts and cheek-pieces.
The body of the object is a hollow conical with three pairs of sub-oval voids. The spacing between the pairs of voids, leaves one face blank. The voids are not symmetrical which mirrors the openwork decoration on stirrup mounts. The base also has a circular hole. All of the voids/holes do not show any trace of wear. Towards the tip of the conical body the object has a horizontal collar. Above the collar and integral to the conical body is an inverted triangular frame which is the strap fitting component. The strap bar is oval in section and is inset on the two side arms forming the frame. The side arms are sub-triangular in section.
The surface of the object has mainly lost its patina, instead it is a matte red/brown colour. There are small patches of a heavy dark green patina, otherwise the object is heavily abraded.
The object measures 35.6mm long, 14.0mm wide and 14.7mm thick. It weighs 18.22g. | 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: | 850
1066 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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