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Description: | A cast copper-alloy strap loop or fitting of Medieval date. It comprises an oval shaped loop that curves outwards and thickens along one long edge. At the centre of this edge is an integrally cast oval shaped suspension loop with circular aperture set at an angle of ninety degrees to the plane of the larger loop and projecting forwards. The front face of the loop has pairs of incised diagonal grooves evenly spaced along its surface and there are traces of extensive toolmarks and gilding. This object measures 25.26mm in width, 20.25mm in length, 3.74mm in thickness, and weighs 4.49g.The precise function of this object remains uncertain, although the presence of the second, smaller suspension loop suggests it may have functioned as a strap fitting or slide enabling further objects to be hung from the smaller loop. A close parallel has not yet been identified, however the decorative elements and toolmarks suggest that this object is likely to be of Medieval date, perhaps in the 13th-15th centuries AD if not a little later.
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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