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Description: | Small 14th century strap end made from cast cu-alloy with traces of gilding still remaining on the surface. It is composed of a flat rectangular plate with a small rivet hole for receiving the leather strap at one end a wolf's head with small projecting loop to catch the hook of its counterpart. Between the two is a square box,which is hollow and has a small circular hole beneath. At one time it was assumed that the box would have contained a relinquary, but as all known examples have this carefully punched hole it would appear that this is functional. One suggestion is that they are an early example of a book mount and would have had a bar inserted into the hollow box. By this means it would have been possible to keep a book closed while transporting it. The rectangular plate is decorated with an incised flower in a rectangular box while the small square box is decorated with a star. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Boughton, Dot - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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