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Description: | Copper alloyStrap Fitting. Strap slide, cast in one piece. A moulded bar of D section and a bar of rhomboid section define two opposite sides of a near-cylindrical object. One end is closed by a flat sub-circular plate; the other end is heavily worn and open, the latter feature perhaps arising as a casting error. A comparable object with enamel decoration has been recorded from Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire (YORYM-86A377); the form reflects that of much larger pieces of early horse-gear from the Abergele Hoard, Wales. Suggested date: Late Iron Age, 100 BC-AD 100.Length: 26.2mm, Diameter: 10.2mm, Thickness (overall): 12.1mm, Weight: 6.70gms.
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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