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Description: | Two incomplete cast copper-alloy strap or belt fittings of Post-Medieval date. They have a combined total weight of 2.68g and date to between the 16th to 17th centuries AD (see Margeson, 1993: nos. 257-258).1) The very base of the attachment plate is preserved along with the integral rear facing hook. This is flat, semi-circular in section and curves backwards to hold in place a separately cast copper-alloy ring. The ring measures 11.33mm in external diameter and 1.64mm in thickness. Above the rear hook the plate has transverse projecting knops folowed by the remains of a central circular rivet hole before terminating in old breaks. It measures (excluding ring) 15.64mm in length, 8.80mm in width, 5.84mm in thickness, and weighs 1.38g.2) The base of the attachment plate and the integral rear facing hook survive intact, the remainder of the strap fitting now missing due to old breaks. The plate is flat, rectangular in form and has an integral rivet on the back face. At its base extends a flat rectangular rear hook that curves around to hold in place a separately cast copper-alloy ring. The tip of the hook is held in place by the integral rivet of the plate. The ring measures 11.97mm in external diameter and 2.10mm in thickness. The entire object measures (excluding ring) 10.94mm in length, 5.78mm in width, 5.20mm in thickness, and 1.30g in weight. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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