2001-09-20 00:00:00 Philip MacDonald pmacdonald 2011-02-24 12:19:17 Daniel Pett dpett NMGW3289 STRAP FITTING Cast copper alloy strap union consisting of two conjoined and perforated sub-triangular loops which form a figure-of-eight shape and are flanked on each side by a vertical bar attached to each loop. The back of the casting is flat, although the bars are slightly rounded in cross-section presumably through wear. The reverse of the fitting is marked by several fine scratches. Although the surface of the casting is pitted, there are faint traces of simple curvilinear motifs extending form the top of each loop towards their junctions with the vertical bars (these decorative motifs are paralleled by those on the strap junction from Churchdown, Gloucestershire cf. Watkins 1985). A relatively simple example of Taylor and Brailsford's Type I (1985, 247-253). Dimensions 32.5mm x 30mm x 5mm, weight 16.8grams. The date range of the Type extends from the first century BC in to the second half of the first century AD. The strap accommodated by this fitting would have had a maximum width of 15mm and a maximum thickness of 2mm. Although normally assumed to be harness fittings it is possible that small strap unions, such as this example, were used as human dress accessories (Watkins 1985, 319). Cast copper alloy strap union consisting of two conjoined and perforated sub-triangular loops which form a figure-of-eight shape and are flanked on each side by a vertical bar attached to each loop. The back of the casting is flat, although the bars are slightly rounded in cross-section presumabl... This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this. Copper alloy Cast IRON AGE IRON AGE -100 100 30 32.5 5 Curvilinear 2001-09-20 00:00:00 POINT( ) ST07NW ST3017 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 PUBLIC Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2001 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.