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Description: | A cast copper-alloy two-piece medieval strap-end with cast front plate and sheet back plate (c. 14th century AD). The front plate is 12.05mm wide at the attachment edge and tapers to an anthropomorphic terminal. The terminal depicts the bust of a male wearing a crown, with well defined moulded and incised facial features. On the lower face there is a transverse moulding perhaps representing a cloak. The remaining part of the strap-end is undecorated. The lower surface is recessed to take the sheet plate, which has splayed out somewhat. There is a central rivet hole at the attachment end. The corresponding rivet appears to survive in situ on the front plate, albeit off centre. There is some pitting to the surface of the metal, which is dark brown/bronze in colour. A similar example can be found illustrated in and Egan and Pritchard (1991, 133; ref. 614 accompanying, from 'private collection').
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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