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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy fitting of uncertain use of probable later Early Medieval to Medieval date. The design and manufacture of the piece, is reminiscent of items deemed culturally as Romanesque. The object is comprised of a circular loop with an integrally cast openwork triangular terminal projecting from one side of the loop. The outside of the circular loop (22mm in diameter) is decorated with a series of raised dome-shaped knobs, roughly arranged in pairs, the inside of the loop is smooth. It is notable that the loop is narrower (10mm top to bottom) at the side opposite the triangular projection (13mm top to bottom), which may be wear from use, but due to surface damage it is not possible to be certain. The triangular projection has a central incised line running down both faces of both sides of the triangle, the sides terminate in sub-triangular knops, possibly intended to be zoomorphic, although now too worn. Between these two knops the base of the triangle is formed with a circular-sectioned narrowed, offset bar, which probably served as an attachment point for a strap.Possible uses suggested for this item include horse harness fitting or other strap junction piece, or alternatively, a fitting for a mace or staff. See ESS-637F20 for a parallel, and WILT-266B84 for a similar but slightly more distantly related piece.Dated provisionally to the tenth to twelfth centuries, c.900-1200.
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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