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Description: | A copper alloy strap end which is medieval in date. The strap end is sub rectangular and tapers to a point at the closed end and is concave at the attachment end. It is composite, formed from a front plate, a back plate and a spacer, all joined by a rivet in the open end and soldered at the closed end. The strap end is 32.8mm long, 9.2mm wide and 3.3mm thick.
The front plate is inscribed with five Romanesque capital letters, probably: ??HINCK??, though the C could be a G. The uprights of the H curve outwards at the top and bottom. It does not have serifs but the other letters do. The writing appears to be bounded by an incised straight line above and below. The letters do not seem to form a recognisable word or name, and it is possible they are abbreviations, though for what is not clear.
The metal of the strap end is in good condition. It is dark brown in colour with some areas of green corrosion. The strap end is slightly bent in the middle. Composite strap ends like this one are discussed in Egan and Pritchard (1991) and are dated to the late thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The lettering seems to be an unusual feature.
Inscription: HIN(C)K | Subjects: | composite | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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