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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap end of Medieval date. It is rectangular in shape, square in section and cast as one with a split open end. The open end has a circular perforation that contains a cylindrical copper alloy rivet with domed head that pierces both upper and lower plates. Toolmarks are visible at the base of the opening. The main body of the strap end tapers to an integral projecting terminal that has a raised transverse collar beneath which is a projecting knop, possibly of zoomorphic or anthropomorphic form. Both faces of the strap end have incised decoration consisting of vertical grooves that form a border to each side, one face containing an additional incised wavy line between the borders. The entire object measures 41.50mm in length, 5.75mm in width, 5.24mm in thickness at open end, and weighs 4.92g. This strap end is of Medieval date, probably dating to between the 12th and 14th centuries AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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