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Description: | An incomplete and misshapen Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy strap or belt fitting of the Quoit Brooch 'School' (c. 410-c. 500).This object is made of sheet copper-alloy. It is rectangular in plan, hollow and 'D'-shaped in cross-section. A join is not visible. At the convex front it is decorated with horizontal and vertical grooves and ridges (ribbed).The object has a green patina with a ragged break at each end.Length: 41.48mm; width: 13.43mm; thickness: 5.49mm; thickness of sheet: 0.74mm. Weight: 6.14g.
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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