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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy two-part swivelling strap fitting of Medieval date. The receiving component is missing, the other component comprises a loop with a rounded D shaped aperture. Either side of the aperture has raised borders and incisions possibly depicting animal heads. They appear to be gripping a linking bar which forms the outer part of the frame. A prominent collar forms the junction between the loop and the cone; the latter has been left plain.The strap fitting is 27.65mm in length, 18.8mm wide, 6.8mm thick and weighs 5.0 grams.
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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