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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy crescent-shaped composite strap end of Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1450). See Geake 2001, 32. Length 47mm, maximum width 30.4mm and 2.8mm thick. Weight 30.4g. The strap end comprises a sub-circular frame forming a cresentic shape with an elaborate lozenge-shaped outside edge in the form of a terminal. The frame has a diameter of about 29mm and the terminal has a length of 17mm and a width of 23mm. Both the frame and the terminal have decorative mouldings at the front. The strap end is flat at the rear. The frame has an off-centre oval opening. This opening measures 17mm x 13mm. There are four rivet holes with copper alloy rivets around the edges of the opening, two of these being close to the terminal and two near the attachment end. The rivets secure a back-plate. At the front of the frame the terminal is crudely incised with a foliate design of three fronds symmetrically arranged, one at the centre and one at each side. This design may represent a vine leaf. The circular frame has an incised symmetrical abstract design consisting of oval, lozenge and triangular-shaped elements, some of which are hatched. The very thin copper alloy back-plate is sub-square in plan, about 27mm x 27mm, and has four rivet holes. One of the rivet holes is incomplete as it has been pierced too close to the edge of the plate. The front face is partially corroded and a patchy dark green patina has survived. The rear face is in similar condition although slightly more of the patina has survived. The piece is in poor condition. The space between the frame and the back-plate is very narrow. Therefore, the strap or girdle that was secured by the back-plate and rivets must have been very thin. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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