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Description: | A Post Medieval cast copper alloy strap fitting, a belt mount, dating from the 17th century. The mount is an openwork lozenge shape with a trilobe terminal at one end, and an oval terminal at the other. Integral to the reverse of the object are two thin spikes which have old breaks where they would have beent over to grip the leather. All edges of the object are corroded and the patina is chipped. Any evidence of surface decoration has been lost to corrosion and both faces are broadly flat. A green/grey patina covers most of the surface, except some areas of the edges, where it appears to have chipped off. The strap fitting is very similar to SOM-C9EF31, which is dated to the 17th century AD citing Read (2001, p.28, no. 300 & 302), and WILT-FAEF73, also dated to roughly the 17th century AD. The object measures 32.3mm in length and 11.6mm in width, with the spikes on the reverse measuring 5mm in length and the lozenge measuring 6.8mm x 4.6mm.
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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