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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy strap fitting of post-medieval date. The main body of the fitting is circular in shape with a concave reverse and a transverse ridge at one end from which a bulbous knoped terminal projects. A second transverse ridge is also present at the opposite end object from which a looped hook projects, curving back on itself. Rivets are present projecting from the reverse of the upper lug and the top of the hook.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The fitting is 35.5mm long, 13.3mm wide, 5.7mm thick and weighs 4.4g.A parallel is illustrated in Read, p.227, no.816 and is dated to the early Post-medieval period.
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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