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Description: | Three fragments of a post medieval leather strap (originally found as one piece), each containing a copper alloy mount.The largest fragment contains a triangular mount with projecting knops; one knop extends from the narrowest point of the triangle and has two collars. The other knop is on the short side of the triangle and has one collar. On reverse of the mount are two integral attachment spikes which fix the mount to the leather. The mount has retained a dull brass colour, measures 26.0mm (length) x 10.6mm (width) x 5.9mm (thickness). The leather fragment comprises of two pieces of a similar thickness and dark brown colour, both of which have lost their original edges on all sides. The leather fragment measures 37.8mm (length) x 28.2mm (width) x 3.1mm (thickness) and the fragment (leather and mount) weighs in total 2.88g.The other two fragments each contain a circular mount with a single attachment spike. The mounts are 9.1mm (diameter) x 4.6mm (thickness with spike bent flat along back of leather piece). The fragments measure 33.8mm (length) x 13.5mm (width) x 3.2mm (thickness) and 16.6mm (length) x 13.2mm (width) x 2.4mm (thickness); they respectively weigh 1.34g and 0.96g.The leather fragments are undiagnostic but Read dates mounts with two integral spike attachments to the 17th century AD.
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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