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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy strap loop of Medieval date (c. AD 1175 - c. AD 1400). Length 17.7mm, width 21.2mm and 2.0mm thick. Weight 2.43g.The frame of the loop is trapezoidal in plan and is flat on both faces. The outside edge is 21.2mm in width and the width of the inside edge is 16.0mm.The outside edge is 1.8mm thick, not quite as thick as the other three sides. At the centre of the outside edge there is an angular swelling. A short distance from the inside edge there are two opposed internal triangular projections.The loop is in good condition and has a mid-green patina overall. There is no sign of wear or abrasion. Each face has a number of parallel grooves that may be the result of filing.Attachment was presumably effected by passing one end of a strap through the narrower end of the aperture below the projections, leaving the wider top part for the other end of the strap.Several examples of this category of artefact have been found in excavations in London. It is suggested that this particular type, with internal projections, is the earliest and probably dates from the late 12th to late 14th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 231, fig.149, 1254-1265).
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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