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Description: | A copper alloy strap end which is medieval in date. It is 19.7mm long, 7.7mm wide and 4.3mm thick. It is sub-rectangular and is made of two pieces of cast metal, a front and a back. The closed end bends downwards and is soldered together. The open end is broken but would probably have been attached to the strap with a rivet. There is a raised ridge across the front of the strap end where the pates stop being soldered together. The closed end is decorated with an incised pattern like a tree and the centre part is incised with transverse lines. Substantial amount of gilding survive on the front. The reverse is plain. Similar examples can be seen in Egan and Pritchard (1991, Dress Accessories).
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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