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Description: | A copper-alloy strap fitting of probable post-Medieval date.The head of the artefact is of octagonal section, has a flat underside and tapers upwards, where it terminates in a flat top. An oval-sectioned arm extends vertically downwards from the underside of the head, before widening into a closed, roughly circular loop. The artefact measures 28mm high, up to 12.4mm wide, 5.9mm thick (head) and weighs 4.3g.The recorder has observed a similar fitting used to suspend a bridle bit on a 16th century display in the Fitzwilliam Musuem, Cambridge. Such fittings may, however, have served a number of functions.
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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