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Description: | Part of a copper-alloy strap-end of probable 14th C. date. Consists of a flat shield-shaped plate and a bar mount at the attachment end. This bar mount has been made by folding the sheet metal plate to form a hollow. The reverse of the piece is plain and there are two copper-alloy rivets, one at the attachment end, the other towards the point of the plate. Measures 14.8mm long, by 12.2mm wide at the widest part of the plate, and 13.6mm wide at the attachment end. The plate is 0.4mm thick, whilst the bar mount is 2.4mm thick. The rivets are 2.1mm long. Weight = 1.04g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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