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Description: | A complete sheet copper alloy composite strap end of Medieval date (c. AD 1200 - c. AD 1450). Length: 41.2mm; width: 10.3mm and 2.6mm thick. Weight: 4.08g.The strap end is in three parts, two outer plates divided by a sheet spacer. In plan, it is sub-rectangular. At the attachment end the width is 10.3mm and the width at the terminal end is 10.0mm. The spacer occupies the whole width and extends about 2/3 of the way along towards the attachment end from the terminal end. The terminal end is in the form of a trefoil knop. Along the longitudinal centre-line there are two circular-headed copper alloy rivets which are flush with the outer surfaces of the plates. One of the rivets is situated just above the knop and the other is close to the attachment end. The shanks of the rivets are circular in cross-section and have a diameter of 1.0mm.The front plate is decorated in 'wriggle-work' that forms a saltire cross. At the rear the plate is flat and plain.The strap end is in good condition and has a mid-green patina overall.It is thought that the 'wriggle-work' technique was used from at least the early thirteenth to the early fifteenth centuries (Egan & Pritchard 1991, 31).
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