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Description: | A copper-alloy strap fitting of Medieval date. It comprises a small mount with oval front and rectangular back plate, joined by a narrow bar that is folded to produce a U-shaped loop. The terminals are held together by a separately cast copper-alloy rivet. Pendant from the mount is a small oval loop that is triangular in cross-section and has an offset and narrowed bar. The entire object measures 11.34mm in length (folded), 10.45mm in width, 4.04mm in thickness, and 1.09g in weight. This is a small strap fitting or loop with close parallels noted from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: fig. 138). It is of c.14th century AD date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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