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Description: | A medieval to post medieval leather strap with eleven copper alloy round mounts with integral rivets and separate roves. The strap is made from two pieces of thick leather (3.8mm thick when dried out) which are held together by a row of copper alloy mounts( c. 11.2mm diameter). Each mount has an integral rivet, which can be seen on the other outer face of the strap, projecting through a corresponding rove (c. 14.4mm diameter). The front facing piece of leather is narrower than the one behind it. The mounts are covered in a green patina, with patches of a red corrosion deposit. The leather is cracked and now dark brown. Both ends of the leather are broken, possibly cut, and therefore the original length of the strap and it's terminals are unknown. The strap measures 153.6mm (length) x 31.4mm (width) x 10.2mm (thickness) and weighs 58.32g.This strap was probably part of a horse harness. Round mounts were used throughout the late medieval to modern periods, therefore a broad 14th to 19th century date has been suggested.
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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