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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy strap end, probably medieval. The strap end is rectangular in plan and flat in section. It has a split 'V' at the top end to allow for attachment to the leather strap. Two rivet holes survive complete with their copper alloy rivets. The strap end is decorated with an openwork design of a suboval piercing within which is an integral cross. The upper and lower arms of the cross terminate in a flared end and are then connected to the main body of the object by a short stem, whilst the side arms are rounded and do not meet the sides of the object. The strap end is further decorated to both faces across the top with an incised line above the openwork design that basically borders off the rivet holes. This area is then decorated with an incised criss cross design. To either side of the openwork design, on both faces of the strap end, is an incised herringbone pattern, consisting of a line of V shapes. The strap end has an even brown patina with tiny patches of green corrosion product. It is 27.6mm long, 18.16mm wide, 3.76mm thick and weighs 7.80g. A similar example could not be found, but the strap end is probably medieval in date.
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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