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Description: | A copper alloy medieval (AD c.1200-c.1400) mount, possibly a belt-stiffener, or strap end. Overall, the object measures 19.3mm long, 8.7mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 1.37g. The object is formed from a sub-rectangular 0.7mm thick strip of copper alloy that has been folded in half widthways. Its two ends are connected by a single separate copper alloy rivet. The front terminal is scallop shaped and is decorated with grooved lines to imitate the ridges of the shell. The terminal on the reverse matches the shape of the front one but does not have the grooves. There is a similar object in Read (2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, p.6, Fig.4, no.38), which he suggests is an early-medieval belt-stiffener or pendent loop. The metal of this object appears to be medieval rather than early-medieval and the loop seems too narrow to be a pendent loop.
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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