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Description: | TREASURE CASE : 2013 T497.A complete silver strap fitting of post-medieval date. The fitting comprises and upper and lower plate which appear to be integral, is sub-triangular in plan with a double loop hinge to one end. The upper plate is solid with an openwork terminal projecting from crescentic rim. The openwork element is foliate in design, possibly representing a fluer-de-lis. The lower plate is solid, undecorated and trapezoidal in plan with two rivets projecting from the corners of the narrower end. The interior of the fitting appears hollow with no remaining material within. Date:Post-medieval: 17th CenturyDimensions:Length: 28.3mm; Width: 16.7mm; Thickness: 5.3mm; Weight 5.7g.Discussion:In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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