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Description: | Copper alloy strap fitting. Cast D shaped loop with a collared apical hemispherical knop - the casting is flat-backed - with a prominent external stop at either end of the straight side or bar. A small trapezoid plate with a U shaped lug projecting from its longest side bears a separate bar mount of length 12.4mm attached to it; the lug is wrapped around the bar of the strap loop, with the bar mount now aligned with its back. The shoulders of the strap loop bear pronounced horizontal file marks. Suggested date: Medieval, 1270-1350.Length: 31.9mm, Width: 14.7mm, Thickness: 4.3mm, Weight: 3.69gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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