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Description: | Medieval copper alloy two-piece strap end. The front of the plate is slightly convex and undecorated, terminating in a crowned human head and neck cast in the round. The head has a three pointed crown and details of the hair (back and front), facial features and decoration on the crown have been incised. The sheet back plate is missing, revealing the recess over which it was attached. There is the stub of a rivet at the distal end and a circular hole at the (slightly damaged) proximal end. Date: Medieval: c. 1350 - 1450Dimensions: 45.51 mm x 11.89 mm x 5.42 mmWeight: 5.85gFor parallels see Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories, p 132 -133, No 614 and example from private collection. These are similar but have less detail on the head than this one.
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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