Ballateare Viking Burial Strap Fitting
Date made: Viking
Description: A folded plate with attached loop. The metal is much corroded and the loop is now immovable, having been bent backwards on itself. Some leather survives between the folded metal and the loop. The plate has an incised line decoration.
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Measurements: 60mm x 20mm x 17mm
Materials: copper alloy
Date found: 1946
Object name: strap-fitting
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1966-0373/02