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Description: | Post-medieval copper alloy harness fitting, a C-shaped object rendered almost D-shaped by a pair of integral, blunt, rectangular-sectioned spikes which form the straight side, probably a strap slide. The cross-section of the main part is D-shaped and widens at the front into an elongated quatrefoil, enhanced by the moulding of the sides and by two V-shaped grooves.The spikes are similar in character to those found on harness mounts, but it is most unlikely that they served the same function and that the object was once flat or straight, and was fixed to a strap rather than around one. An incomplete but apparently very similar piece has been recorded from Gloucestershire (GLO-EA17F7). Length 24.8mm. Width 16mm. Thickness 8mm. 17th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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