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Description: | A Medieval copper-alloy strap-distributor dating to the 13th or 14th century. It is square with an equal-armed cross-shaped central aperture. Each corner has a raised cube, forming a central notch on each side. Still attached to one side is the clip consisting of a broadly rectangular sheet of copper alloy, notched for attachment, that is folded over. The upper sheet has an integral rivet and the lower sheet is perforated with the rivet pushed through. The upper plate has slightly scalloped edges and a V-shaped cutaway along the end. The front surface had moulded cross-hatching decoration. Patchy pale green patina with large areas of red-brown base metal visible. It is similar to one found in an early 13th-century context in Winchester (Biddle 1990: 546-7, no. 1402).Dimensions: Length 37.13mm; Width 14.26mm; Thickness 7.12mm; Weight 6.13g.
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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