File:Post Medieval S-shaped strap fitting (FindID 614031).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (3,909 × 2,153 pixels, file size: 1.19 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Post Medieval S-shaped strap fitting
Photographer
Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2014-04-30 14:35:36
Title
Post Medieval S-shaped strap fitting
Description
English: A copper alloy S-shaped strap fitting. Each terminal of the S is cast in the form of an animal head; one has the appearance of a swan and the other is more like a dog. The eyes are cast pellets and the lower jaws are cearly delineated. The mid point is decorated with a moulded relief design of a diagonal cross with three horizontal girth bands around.

Date: Post Medieval - c. 1550 - 1800
Dimensions: 40.58 mm x 17.87 mm x 6.72 mm
Weight: 14.99 g

Such fittings may be associated with sword belts.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1550 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 614031
Old ref: DOR-0F2618
Filename: 0F2618.jpg
Credit line
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/466442
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/466442/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/614031
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 3 December 2020)

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current21:47, 23 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 21:47, 23 January 20173,909 × 2,153 (1.19 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, DOR, FindID: 614031, post medieval, page 1654, batch count 728

You cannot overwrite this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Post_Medieval_S-shaped_strap_fitting_(FindID_614031).jpg&oldid=817231682"