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Description: | A complete openwork Post-Medieval strap-fitting (belt mount) circa AD 1600 - 1700. The strap fitting has a double-perforated trefoil terminal at one end. At the other end is a triple knop. Across its pointed-oval openwork body is a chevron-shaped bar. On the reverse are two circular knops located at opposite ends of the fitting along the length. This object has a mid-green to dark green patina. Examples can be found on the database that have been discovered in Wymondham, Norfolk (NMS-4079E4) and Ston Easton, Somerset (SOM-8647E7). These parallel examples indicate a 17th-century date for this object.The object is 31.27 mm long and 14.02 mm wide and 1.8 mm thick and weighs 2.78 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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