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Description: | Medieval strap-end, constructed in several parts, the main section terminating in an elaborate trefoil, along the outside of which runs a series of decorative elements. The outline of the trefoil is emphasised by a band of cabled wire from which springs a plain band into which is inserted a tiny curled wire, forming two shoulders. The frame of the strap end is heavily chamfered, and contains within it another plain and cabled band of decoration. In the centre of the strap end, fixed by a single rivet, is the letter 'R'. The frame of the trefoil was further decorated by spheres mounted by two cabled bands, but only one of these survives. The background surface to the letter 'R' is cross-hatched and decorated with four symmetrically arranged rosettes which surround the letter. The reverse is undecorated and two of the trefoils are badly damaged, revealing the under structure. [Part of the undecorated wirework has been separated from the strap end]. Found in close proximity to the strap end was a silver- gilt mount in the form of a foliate terminal, which is fifteenth century in date, but not part of the strap end. See PAS database number: SUSS-FF0CA3. The strap end is sliver-gilt and likely to date from the late fourteenth or early 15th century and therefore qualifies as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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