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Description: | A copper alloy object of Medieval date, possibly a fragment from a strap end, buckle plate or decorative mount. It is formed from a single piece of sheet copper alloy that is sub-oval shaped and has a single circular perforation towards its upper(?) edge. The lower edge and the bottom half of one side are straight and set at right angles giving the impression that the original sheet may have been square and the oval shape cut out from it, as the edges appear to be complete or at least very old and worn breaks. The front face has incised rocker decoration forming a shield shape extending down from the top to the bottom of the object. This is filled with gilding and there are additional traces of gilding over the entire front face of the object. The back face is flat, undecorated and unevenly finished suggesting it was not meant to be seen. It measures 15.55mm in length, 14.15mm in width, 1.16mm in thickness, and weighs 1.17g. The precise function of this object is uncertain. Plausibly it may have been utilised as a decorative strap end or buckle plate, but perhaps more likely it is simply a decorative mount of some kind. The decoration suggests a Medieval date for the object.
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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