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Description: | Possibly a strap end of copper alloy weighing 3.33g. It is trapizoidal in shape, 19mm long with a wide edge of 20mm (incomplete) and a narrower edge of 9mm. It is folded at this narrower end. The face one side of this fold is very small with a maximum size of 1x9mm. It may be broken as the edge is irregular. However, it is also smooth. The metal of the fold is thick (3mm). The larger face is decorated with a ridge on each long edge and an incised cross, the ends of which stretch from the four corners of the face. The open edge has a circular aperture in its centre. Either side of this the edge is wavy, with three waves on one side. The other side is damaged.
There is no evidence of rivet holes.
No comparable artefacts have been found and the function of the object thus remains uncertain. It may possibly be a strap fitting, buckle plate or book fitting. It probably dates from the Medieval or Post-Medieval periods. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wood, Rachel | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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