Record ID: BERK-6E0F85
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy late Iron Age to early Roman strap union of Taylor and Brailsford's (1985:247) Type 1.2. The strap union is formed of two circular conjoined openwork elements arranged like a figure of eight. They are flat on the underside and domed on top. There is the remains of the strap bars eminating from the centre of each side of the figure of eight, with one strap bar surviving to a length of 9.1mm. These studs would have formed a U-shaped on either side, through which a strap could be fed and secured.Several examples are illustrated in Taylor and Brailsford (19…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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