2004-02-11 11:17:50 Mark Lodwick mlodwick 2011-02-24 12:19:17 Daniel Pett dpett NMGW-A0EC15 Strap fitting Small cast ring with loop, probably an inner piece from a composite strap fitting of Late Bronze Age date, and probably of Ewart Park (c. 950 – 750 BC) or Llyn Fawr (c. 750 – 500BC) metalworking tradition. The ring is D-shaped with an integral rectangular delicate loop on the straight side. The faces are flat and the external sides are rounded. The interior is faceted, with possible wear facets along the straight side. Small cast ring with loop, probably an inner piece from a composite strap fitting of Late Bronze Age date, and probably of Ewart Park (c. 950 – 750 BC) or Llyn Fawr (c. 750 – 500BC) metalworking tradition. The ring is D-shaped with an integral rectangular delicate loop on the straight... This is likely to represent the inner piece from a composite harness or strap fitting and can be paralleled with examples represented in Late Bronze Age hoards from Parc-Y-Meirch, Denbighshire (Savory, 1980), Welby, Leicestershire (Smith ed., 1957) and a hollow example from Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire (Davey & Forster, 1975). Within the Parc-Y-Meirch hoard there are four similar larger examples. One of the examples (Savory 1980, No. 269:4, 4a) is hollow and fits within a larger ring. Parc-Y-Meich also has an example where the rectangular loop of another ring fits within a slot in a toggle (Savory 1980, No. 271:1-2). The example in the Welby hoard is very similar except that it is approximately twice as large as this example. The Grange-over-Sands piece is a similar size but is hollow. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late -950 -500 17.6 7.8 18.1 3.8 Good 2004-02-11 11:17:50 WILTSHIRE NORTH WILTSHIRE GRITTLETON POINT( ) From Finder ST88SW ST8481 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NMGW Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2004 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.