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Description: | A cast copper alloy possible strap fitting dating to the Early Medieval period. The body of the object is sub-triangular in shape and hollow. Each face is decorated with a long triangular perforation measuring 14mm in length and 7mm in width at the base. On the front and rear faces of the object are three more perforations. Either side of the top of the large triangle is a small lentoid perforation while above the top point of the triangular perforation is a small inverted triangular perforation measuring 6mm in length. The base of the object is rectangular in plan with a central circular perforation. This has an internal diameter of 6mm.At the top of the object is a U-shaped perforation measuring 8mm in width and 7mm in length. Either side of the perforation each side of the object expands slightly in the form of an animal head before terminating with a rounded snout. This zoomorphic decoration is worn however a suggestion of a lentoid Urnes style eye is visible. Each snout joins with an integral bar which is D-shaped in cross-section.Similar examples which can be found on the database are Bolton, A (2005) WAW-9ECCD7 A EARLY MEDIEVAL STRAP FITTING Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/87938 and Arnold, W (2011) NMS-036805 A EARLY MEDIEVAL LANTERN Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/424674.The object has similarities to 'socketed hook fittings' such as, Daubney, A (2004) LIN-F29FC4 A EARLY MEDIEVAL STRAP FITTING Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/67728 and although this object differs in form it may have had a similar function.The object has been cast in one piece and patches of a mid-green patina remain in places however the object appears to have been over-cleaned. The suggestion of a lentoid Urnes style eye fit in with an 11th century date.
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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