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Description: | An cast copper alloy hinged strap end of late 14th or early 15th century date. The strap end has a zoomorphic distal end, which is pierced by a circular hole (2mm diameter) at right angles to the rest of the object. The animal's eyes are represented by two small round hollows. The D-shaped 'shoulders' of the animal are pierced by another round perforation, centrally located and 2.5mm in diameter. At the proximal end is an attachment bar. A small broken rectangular piece of copper alloy remains in situ here, which is the only surviving part of the plate. The back of the object is flat and undecorated. It has been argued that this type of strap end was not used as a dress accessory, but was employed to fasten books (Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 155). They often appear in ecclesiastical contexts, which adds weight to this interpretation. A similar object can be seen in Egan and Pritchard's Medieval Dress Accessories (1991), p. 154, figure 101 (no. 721). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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