File:Early Medieval, Incomplete strap distributor or bridle fitting (FindID 718685).jpg

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Early Medieval: Incomplete strap distributor or bridle fitting
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2015-04-30 16:14:59
Title
Early Medieval: Incomplete strap distributor or bridle fitting
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy strap distributor or harness fitting, of Early Medieval dating (10th to 11th Century AD)

Around 50% of the strap distributor is present, consisting of a lozenge terminal and the central roundel. The lozenge terminal has circular knops on each corner. The central void has been filled with iron corrosion products. In the centre, there is a raised convex roundel with a circular indentation as well as rounded knobs to either side. On the reverse, a circular depression is located behind the central raised roundel.

It measures 48.7 mm in length, 28.2 mm wide and 10.1 mm thick. It weighs 23.6 g.

The strap distributor is a mid brown colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.

Several similar strap distributors have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WMID-9BCCB5; CORN-3E8125 and WMID-061CE4. All are considered to be Early Medieval (10th to 11th Century AD) in dating.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 900 and 1200
Accession number
FindID: 718685
Old ref: WMID-245FC3
Filename: WMID245FC3.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/514896
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/514896/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/718685
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Object location52° 41′ 17.16″ N, 1° 42′ 40.75″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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