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Description: | An incomplete Late Early-Medieval (11th century) cast copper-alloy strap-fitting of the 'socketed hook' type, missing the tip of its hook. It measures 45.80mm in length and weighs 18.63g.The object consists of an openwork oval-sectioned socket with a ring at one end measuring 16.54x16.96mm (internal 9.89x6.21mm). To the front this has a cross-shaped moulding which is now very worn. Projecting from the base of the cross and also from the opposing side of the ring are two bars which converge to meet at a solid conical terminal which tapers into (incomplete) curved hook. The bar extending from the cross has a scalloped (a moulded C and a backwards C) outline at the solid conical terminal. The other bar is plain.The strap-fitting has lost much of its original patina in patches. It is thought that these 'socketed hooks' acted as strap distributors. For a full discussion see the PAS Annual Report (2006, 96) and record SF-F90718 on this database. Their form seems relatively standardised; this object compares, for example, with HAMP-E19F27 and SUR-471CE4 on this database.
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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