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Description: | Medieval copper alloy strap end. Composite strap end with cast forked spacer, and sheet front- and back-plates, with straight attachment edge, pointed distal terminal, and a single flat-headed copper alloy rivet at either end. A small amount of leather survives between the plates. Dark green patina with some patchy light green exposed surface. Length 33.46mm, width 10.48mm, thickenss 2.94mm, weight 2.60g.
See Egan & Pritchard 1991 ("Dress Accessories c.1150-1450" HMSO) pp140-143 for similar strap ends, dated to between c.1270-1450. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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