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Description: | A cast copper alloy hooked strap end of medieval date. The strap end measures 33.3mm in length by 19.3mm in width by 6.9mm in thickness and weighs 9.8g. The strap end is question mark-shaped. The curving part has a D-shaped profile and the straight part has a triangular profile. The curved and pointed sides face outwards. In the centre of the flat straight section there is a integral rivet which has a diameter of 4mm. At the point where the hook straightens there is a external raised horizontal band, which forms the object's only decorative element. There are slight traces of gilding. A comparable strap end can be seen in Egan and Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories' (1991, p. 155-6, no. 728). The London example has two rivets but is otherwise very similar. | Subjects: | Hooked | 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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