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Description: | The object is a Post Medieval strap fitting, in the form of a hook. Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology 58) illustrates a similar example, No. 256 which dates to the late 16th to early 17th centuries. Margeson comments these may be related to sword belts. The fitting is made from cast copper alloy with an iron rivet.
The body of the strap fitting is a pointed oval, with an integral knop protruding from the upper edge, and there is a collar at the lower edge before the tip extends forming an integral hook. The hook is a ?C? shape in profile, and is sub-square in section. The knop on the upper edge has a central rivet hole filled with a corroded iron rivet. The outer face of the fitting is decorated with a flower formed by a central rig and dot with crescentic stamps forming the petals. Small rings form a border. On the reverse of the fitting there is a heavy deposit of iron corrosion. The reverse of the object is slightly flat. The surface of the fitting has a dark green matte patina.
The strap fitting measures 41.8mm long and 15.13mm wide. It weighs 6.62g. | 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: | 1575
1625 | 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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