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Description: | Medieval copper alloy strap end with forked spacer between front and back plates. 61.5mm long including the terminal, 15.8mm wide, 4.9mm thick and 11.29 grams.The front and back plates are made from sheet copper alloy and are almost complete with some damage at the teminal end and at the attachment end beyond the rivets. They taper in width slightly from the attachment (15.8mm) to terminal end (13.3mm). They are riveted together with two seperate rivets at the attachment end which are flush with the back and protrude slightly from the front plate; they are not attached together at the terminal end. The front plate is decorated with a chequered pattern with plain areas alternating with areas filled by an incised zigzag line.The forks of the spacer extend up as far as the rivets. The spacer is terminated with an knop in an acorn design. It starts with a raised collar below which it flares outwards then steps back in and is finished with a slightly rounded point. the terminal is 11.6mm long and 5.1mm in diameter.Egan and Pritchard (1991) illustrate and discuss similar strap ends, they suggest they date from the 14th century AD (page 145); their No. 673, page 144, is very similar to this example but with more elaborate attachment end.
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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