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Description: | The strap end is made from two copper alloy sheets that have riveted together. There is a copper alloy rivet towards the forward edge and a second in the centre of the attachment end. The forward third is expand into a flat circle 15mm in diameter and 1mm thick, while the last two thirds are rectangular 21mm long, 7mm wide, >1mm thick, in this section the two sheets are opened apart so that the strap can fit in between. Much of the original patina remains, which is dark green, but has suffered from corrosion resulting in a pitted surface. Overall dimensions are length 33mm, width 15mm, thickness 1mm. This sort of strap end has been found in excavated contexts in London and have been dated to the 13th-15th century.
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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