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Description: | Medieval strap fitting; incomplete cast copper alloy swivel strap fitting of probable 13th or 14th century date. The fitting is in the form of a loop of copper alloy with moulded animal heads at either end. The animal heads butt onto a hollow, domed oval boss. This boss would have contained a fitting which attached to a second loop and which would allow the loops to swivel in relation to each other.Height 22.1mm, width 25.5mm, thickness 11.4mm, weight 9.01g
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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