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Description: | Copper alloy Probable Strap fitting. Cast circular loop with moulded decoration to opposed sides; from one side an oval lug bears a moulded and stepped moulded expanded terminal with a worn suspension loop - with a drilled aperture of diameter c.2mm - at its end. The lug is now bent, probably with significant force. It appears likely that the expanded terminal would have passed through other material, perhaps a hole in leather, as the principal means of securing the object. This part of the object bears untrimmed flash, and may have remained hidden from view when in use. The large loop may have served as a means of suspension for another object, perhaps a purse or bag, and perhaps required another item like this one. The small loop at the other end may have permitted the supplementary tied fastening of the end with the expanded terminal. Suggested date: Late Medieval to Early Post-Medieval, 1400-1600.Length (as found): 26.1mm, Diameter (larger loop): 17.2mm, Thickness (larger loop): 3.1mm, Weight: 4.17gms.
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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