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Description: | A copper alloy fastening in the form of a carbine hook and attached loop. A carbine is a loop with a gate in the side which is hinged, and is often sprung or screwed shut. This example has a drop shaped loop with the gate in the left hand side. The gate hinge is of iron and has corroded, making it impossible to tell if this example was sprung or just hinged. It did not screw shut. There is a rivet through the gate at the end opposite to the hinge. It is not clear what purpose the rivet had, but it projects into the drop shaped loop. There are two parallel incised lines across the hinge. This motif is repeated on the reverse. Above the hinge, the end of the carbine forms a smaller loop which is at right angles to the main loop. The small loop is made by bending a bar of copper alloy into a circle rather than by forging a complete loop. There is a large circular forged loop attached through the small loop. All the loops are uneven and were probably hand forged. The complete fastening assemblage is 98.8mm long, 43.4mm wide and 18.3mm thick. The metal is in good condition and has a smooth, even, golden brown patina. This type of functional, plainly decorated object is very difficult to date. Though it is possible that the fastening dates from the medieval period, it is more likely that it dates from around the nineteenth 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: | 1066
1950 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Amy Downes | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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