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Description: | The object is a strap fitting, a decorative mount. It is made from cast copper alloy. In plan the mount is sub-circular. The upper surface is decorated with a moulded design, consisting of a central flower, bordered by a series of scroll, and with four areas of asymmetrical openwork. The reverse of the mount is undecorated and has hollow areas. There are two integral, circular sectioned studs, one which tapers to a blunt point, the other is incomplete. The break on the incomplete stud is recent. The surface of the mount is abraded, and has not developed a patina. The mount is 19mm long, 19.08mm wide and 7.32mm thick. It weighs 2g. The mount probably dates to the early Post Medieval period. The style of decoration and openwork is comparable to that found on Post Medieval dress hooks, therefore a 16th to 17th century date is likely
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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