Record ID: ESS-55E574
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy openwork strap fitting. It is oval in plan with openwork motifs formed of a central small pelta with a smaller inverted pelta below and a larger pelta to either side. There is a small oval opening located towards one of the longer edges; this opening has a U-shaped projection on both faces, with the open side of the projections on the outer edge of the fitting. These two U-shaped projections are H-shaped in section, with the middle bar of the H' formed from the main body of the fitting, and are presumably reinforced to accomodate a narrow leather strap. Both fac…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2013
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