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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy composite strap end of Medieval date. It is cast in one piece with a hollow attachment end and large openwork plate as the terminal end. The plate is crescentic in form with circular central openwork decoration. It terminates with a moulded integral terminal that is trifoliate in form. The front of the terminal and plate have moulded and incised decoration consisting of a single groove that outlines the shape of the plate, wthin which are vertical and horizontal incised lines and cross hatching that is perhaps supposed to be floral in design. Both front and back surfaces of the terminal end have traces of gilding.
At the base of the openwork decoration is the integral hollow attachment end, which is rectangular in shape and enclosed on all sides except for the back. A raised collar and incised transverse groove separates the attachment end from the crescentic terminal. The front surface of the attachment end has elaborate incised decoration. This consists of curved and intertwined floral motifs outlined with simple incised lines and cross hatching, all contained within an incised line that follows the edges of the attachment to create a square panel of decoration. The back of the attachment end is enclosed through the addition of a small, thin sheet of copper alloy, fixed to the main plate by four circular iron rivets, which remain visible on both front and back and stand proud of the back surface. The entire attachment end has traces of gilding.
This strap end measures 53.37mm in length, 24mm in width, and weighs 16.32g. An exact parallel for this exampe has not been identified. However, hollow strap ends of this type become popular in 15th century Medieval contexts and the form of the terminal recalls the 15th century openwork strap ends of crescentic form (see for example HAMP-C40806, WAW-ADE567, DEV-4F85E4 or NMGW-3D3615 on the PAS database). This example is of similar 15th century AD date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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