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Description: | A cast copper alloy medieval composite strap end which is 23.2mm long, 15mm wide and 3mm thick. The strap end is formed of two tongue shaped plates and a full width but shorter spacer. There is a small knop on the rounded terminal. The open end is trilobed. One copper alloy rivet remain in situ ?? in the centre of the attachment end. One plate is cracked. The metal has a dark patchy green patina. This strap end is similar to examples in Egan & Pritchard (1991), p147 and dates from 1350 ?? 1400 AD. | 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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