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Description: | A probable medieval or early post-medieval copper alloy strap fitting. The fitting is broadly cross-shaped in plan however it is not symmetrical. The arms of the cross terminate in worn trilobes; all but one of these is worn and broken. The centre of the cross is lozenge-shaped with a raised central boss capped with a rounded knop. The fitting is decorated with traced linear crosses on its upper face with eight circular openwork apertures, four around the centre of the boss and one on each arm; those on the arms appear to be rivet holes for securing the fitting to a belt, strap or possibly even a casket. The reverse is plain and undecorated but slightly domed in profile. This object was found close to BERK-6B53B0. It probably dates from the 15th or 16th centuries AD.
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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