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Description: | A cast copper-alloy external sheet plate from a three-piece composite medieval cast copper-alloy strap-end. The object is sub-trapezoidal in shape. It tapers from a width of 17.35mm at the attachment end to 15.6mm towards the terminal, beyond which the sides converge sharply. However, the terminal is abraded and therefore unclear. At the opposite (attachment) end there is a slightly off-centre circular perforation (Dia.: 4.45mm) at the base of a triangular recess. Below this is an incision extending a short way into the plate. The hole has abraded through the edge. Each side of the hole is a rivet hole with small rivet in situ. The upper surface of the sheet plate is corroded, but apparently plain. The lower surface, however, not intended to be visible features extensive fine diagonal incisions, many of which overlap towards the terminal to form a lattice pattern. This might have been functional, to aid adhesion to the spacer plate, or simply the whim of the maker. The arrangement of the circular perforation together with the incision, is typical of composite strap-ends with forked spacers as illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991, 142; fig. 93). These can have a variety of terminals including flat lozenge knops and acorns. | Subjects: | Composite | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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