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Description: | Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy strap fitting, 63mm long and wide and 13mm thick. The object is in good condition with a red/brown patina and has a weight of 39.64 grams. The object is cross shaped with a central rounded boss. Each arm is semi-circular in section and tapers out to a triangular terminal which has rounded knops at each point. Within this is an oval shaped loop. The loops would have held leather harness straps and were usually placed at the side of a horses head. | 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: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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