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Description: | A complete copper alloy medieval fitting, perhaps from a book or casket. It comprises a rectangular strip of metal folded at a right-angle at its centre - perhaps deliberately to fit around the corner of a casket or piece of furniture. There are two circular rivet holes along one edge and one in the centre. The other end has two regtangular slots and is folded back against itself holding a copper alloy bar in the fold. Two copper alloy loops remain in situ within each slot, but their original form and function is not clear - the object may have functioned as a hinge. The outer face of the fitting has a shiny green patina with file marks from when it was finished.Its similiarity to medieval buckle plates and casket fittings suggests a similar date.Length: 24.56mm, width: 15.08mm, thickness: 1.66mm, weight: 9.94g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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