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Description: | A complete sheet copper alloy composite strap end of Medieval date (c. AD 1350 - c. AD 1400). Length: 23.6mm; width: 13.3mm and 3.0mm thick. Weight: 2.74g.The strap end is formed of two sheet plates of copper alloy with a very thin and small copper alloy sheet spacer. The edges of the spacer are corroded. Consequently, it does not quite span the whole width of the plates. In plan, the sides of the plates taper from the open (attachment) end towards the closed (terminal) end. The open end is straight. At the open end the width is 13.3mm and the width at the closed end is 9.0mm. The closed end has a small central 'V'-shaped knop. Along the longitudinal centre-line are two copper alloy rivets, one at each end. The lower rivet secures the plates and spacer and the upper rivet secures the girdle. All four rivet heads are flat and flush with the outer faces of the plates and are barely visible. Within the plates, at the open end, part of a girdle survives and is in good condition. It appears to be woven and made of wool.The outer faces of both plates are worn and have a mottled mid-green to dark green patina which covers old scratch and scuff marks. There are also small areas of corrosion. The marks were probably created whilst the object was in use. A similar, but slightly smaller strap end, has been recorded from archaeological excavations at Billingsgate, London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 147, ref. 694). This strap end from London has been dated c. 1350 - c. 1400.
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