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Description: | A copper alloy probable strap fitting of Medieval, Post Medieval or Modern date. The object is a circular loop with three external projecting spikes, one at each of three of the four cardinal points round the edge. The loop is somewhere between sub-circular and octagonal in section and file marks are clearly visible on the faces, except where the loop is worn. The spikes are integral, of similar section, and tapering to blunt points. The wear on the fitting is on the upper and lower faces of the spikes, but not the sides, and on the inside and outside of the loop in the space where there isn't a spike, but more to one side than the other. The upper and lower faces of the loop are also more worn than the sides. The metal has a smooth brown patina and the fitting measures 51.3mm long, 39.5mm wide and 4mm thick. The loop is 28.1mm external diameter and 21.3mm internal diameter. 9.27g.A close paralle has not yet been identified, but the fitting may be related to buckles of unknown date with short external projections: WMID-C7F3C3 and SUSS-CCACA7.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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