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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval composite strap end with a sheet spacer occupying the whole width (14th century). The strap end has parallel sides and the end is a triangular point with a very small rounded terminal. The open end is straight with a single central rivet to secure the strap end to the strap. The strap end comprises three sheets of copper alloy, the middle sheet only extends 21.35cm along the length of the outer plates. The lower plate has twisted slightly out of line from the other two and the left corner is bent backwards. The rivet at the open end no longer connects with the corresponding hole in the lower plate. The upper plate is decorated with a zigzag motif extending down the length of the plate. The motif consists of two parallel zigzag lines of small triangular stamps. The same stamps form a border around the edge of the front plate. The strap end has a dark green patchy patina. It is similar to no. 693 from London dated to the 14th Century (Egan & Pritchard 1993:147). Dimensions: length: 32.59mm; width: 8.14; thickness: 1.85mm; weight: 2.82g. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1993. Dress Accessories. HMSO, London.
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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