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Description: | A damaged and incomplete composite strap-end of medieval date. Several examples of such strap-ends have been found in late 13th to early 15th century levels in London (see Egan and Pritchard, 1991, p.140-146). The object consists of two plates separated by a spacer. The upper plate has parallel vertical sides and tapers to a rounded knop at the bottom. The top edge has sides which angle inwards towards a central semi-circular cut-out. Each side of the forked spacer tapers to a point at the top, and at the bottom is a protruding knop. The lower plate is roughly the same size as the upper plate but has a slightly less pronounced knop. At each of the two top corners of the plates is a small circular rivet hole, one of which is incomplete. The two copper-alloy rivets survive, one in the upper plate, the other in the lower plate. Traces of solder on the reverses of the plates indicate the means by which they were attached to the spacer.The strap-end measures 41mm long, 17.7mm wide and 4.1mm thick. The weight is 8.9g.
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