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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy harness fitting / strap mount / decoration of probable late medieval or post medieval date (1450-1700). The fitting is sub rectangular in plan and cross section. Both ends of the fitting terminate in pierced kops. These are both broken but would have probably been used to secure the fitting to the strap. The fitting measures 48.7mm in length, 10.8mm width and is 2.4mm thick. It weighs 4.65 grams.
The front face of the fitting is decorated with a series of incised designs. These consist of a rope work pattern, formed from two horizontal lines with a series of diagonal lines contained within them, and a series of ring and dot decoration above. Both terminals are also decorated with a series of radiating lines extending from the centre of the pierced hole. It is possible that the front face of the fitting was once silvered the only possible remains of this is in the incised lines as the rest of the applied surface has been worn away. The rear face is plain and undecorated. The fitting is a mid green mottled colour with a worn and abraded patina. The movement in the ploughsoil has resulted in the fitting being bent and made asymmetrical. The damage to both the terminal is relatively old as a worn patina has developed over them. | 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: | 1450
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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