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Description: | A cast copper-alloy decoratve strap fitting, possibly from a sword belt, of Post-Medieval date. It comprises a sub-triangular plate with moulded foliate decoration on the front face. This has projecting lobes at the top and bottom corners and has been bent towards the base due to post-depositional damage. The back face is flat, undecorated and has two integrally cast attachment spikes/lugs. These are flat, rectangular in form and are bent inwards to enable atatchment to a strap or belt. The entire object measures 31.59mm in length, 18.71mm in width, 2.09mm in thickness (20.33mm including spikes), and weighs 5.97g.Near identical decorative fittings are apparent on the PAS database (for example DOR-FC95D5 or IOW-B5D222) and date to the 16th or 17th centuries AD.
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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