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Description: | Medieval strap end; cast copper alloy forked spacer from strap end of late 13th-early 15th century date. This would have formed the inner part of a three part strap end, with a plate attached to either face. This inner section is therefore a spacer to hold the decorative outer plates in place. It is cast in one piece with two long, narrow 'tines' which meet at a squared arch. The end of one of the tines is broken and missing. There is a single, circular rivet hole in the middle of the arch, indicating where the outer plates were fixed to this inner spacer. A decorative knop extends from the middle of the arch and this would have been visible beyond the outer plates, forming the overall terminal of the strap end. While the tines and arch are flat, the knop expands to a roughly oval cross-section and is shaped with a narrow collar then a broader, flaring section which is decorated with incised cross-hatching. It is topped with a small cone. This design is quite common and is thought to represent an acorn.Length 49.3mm, width 20.3mm, thickness 2.2mm, weight 6.21gRefs: Compare the examples in Egan & Pritchard, pages 140-145 including figs 93 and 94, especially examples 672, 673 and 675, illustrated on page 144. There are further examples in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan's book on the archaeology of Meols. See pages 134-136, including plate 23, objects 1555-1568.
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