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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy strap end (AD1350-1400). The strap end has been made from two copper alloy sheets riveted together with a single rivet through the neck of the trefoil terminal. There is a second river hole near the edge of the open end but the rivet is not present. Instead there is a loop of copper alloy wire twisted through two turns to form the loop. This may be part of a repair as there is some damage to the lower plate and the edge of the open end including the rivet hole is missing. The strap end is decorated with the terminal that is a trefoil in outline. There is also rocker arm zigzag decoration forming a border along the two longer edges and forming a zigzag pattern down the centre. Post depositional damage means that the strap end is bent at an obtuse angle. Mid green patina.The strap end is similar but with different surface decoration to no. 605 excavated in London and dated AD1350-1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991:129-131).Dimensions: length 41.22mm; thickness 2.32mm; weight 5.87g.Reference: Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Medieval Dress Accessories. HMSO: London.
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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