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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-slide of medieval date. The frame is trapezoidal in plan, the widest part being the vertical outer side. At the centre of this side is an ovoid moulding. Located towards the shorter, vertical end, protruding inwards from the upper and lower sides, is a pair of opposing projections with rounded points. The surfaces of the object have been tinned or silvered. The object measures 20.4mm long, 26mm wide and 5.5mm thick. The weight is 4g.Several examples of this category of artefact have been found in excavations in London. It is suggested that this particular type, with internal projections, is the earliest and probably dates from the late 12th to late 14th centuries (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, p. 233). The function of such objects is thought to have been to secure the free end of a strap.
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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