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Description: | A Medieval cast-copper-alloy composite strap fitting (c. 1200-c. 1500).This object consists of three separate elements. The central part is a sub-circular ring with a maximum diameter of 17.2mm. Connected to it at one side is a looped tapering spike, the shaft of which is split like a split pin. At the opposite side is a rectangular mount with a shaft extending down from its lower edge. The shaft is bent back through 180° and ends with a small, expanded lozenge-shaped terminal. The terminal has an integral rivet which is fixed to the back of the rectangular part. This would presumably have fixed the whole fitting to a strap. Looped spike: 24.3 x 13.2 x 5.7mm Ring: diameter: 17.2mm; thickness: 4.6mm. Mount: 15.6 x 15.1 x 9.6mm. Overall: 52.1 x 17.2 x 9.6mm. Weight: 15.27g. A similar strap fitting has been recorded from Scaftworth Parish, Nottinghamshire. See, Portable Antiquities Scheme find: DENO-406892.
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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