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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap fitting, or possibly a brooch, of uncertain date. It is dome-shaped in form with concave back face and moulded decoration on the front face. This comprises a central cross-shaped moulding with central recessed circle. In each field between the arms of the cross are additional geometric motifs. These are formed from single semi-circles on either side of each arm, with triangular motifs at the outer edge of the object between each semi-circle. Small semi-circular or triangular recesses are visible at the centre of the plate between each arm of the cross. The back face of the object has two incomplete but integrally cast attachment lugs that are oval in section and terminate in old breaks. The precise form or function of these lugs remains uncertain due to their preservation and they might equally have served as attachments for a brooch/pin or a loop for a strap fitting. The entire object has traces of a very worn green patina, beneath which the red/purple surface of the copper-alloy is visible. It measures 41.09mm in diameter, 11.18mm in height, 3.02mm in thickness and 37.93g in weight.The precise function of this object remains uncertain. The size and form of the attachment lugs might point towards usage as a strap fitting or loop, although a brooch or similar item cannot be ruled out entirely. Although the object shares similarities with late Anglo-Saxon metalwork, notably Borre style disc brooches, it is differs both in terms of form and execution of the decorative elements. This may therefore suggest a later date for the object, perhaps as late as the Post-Medieval period.
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