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Description: | A sub-rectangular cast copper-alloy artefact: possibly an outer plate from a medieval strap-end. At the attachment end there is a shallow curved indentation just below which a single perforation with rivet extant. At the other end the rectangle is recessed on both sides, very possibly broken below. The upper surface has corroded to a mid-dark green colour while internally a largely silver patina remains. Thin composite strap-ends can be found illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991, 142; ex. ref. 659) and Margeson (1993, 35; ex. ref. 233). They tend to date to the 14th century AD. An alterantive interpretation of the form could be a book clasp.
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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