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Description: | Late Early-Medieval (850 - 1500) or Medieval copper alloy gilt strap fitting, consisting of a tongue-shaped plate bent back on itself to form a backplate, triangular in shape. It measures 25.78x15.08x(max)3.55mm and weighs 3.52g.Three rivets, in triangular formation (and following the line of the backplate) are visible to both front and back. The folded end steps upwards into a curve and this curve is decorated with tiny transverse grooves.The strap fitting is curious in that it has no hole for a pin, making it unusuable as a buckle plate. It would perhaps be a strap-end for a folding-clasp. More likely is that it had a similar function but perhaps to secure a casket or book.
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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