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Description: | A fragment of a composite strap end of Medieval date (AD 1270 - AD 1450). Length: 30.9mm; width: 18.0mm and 4.7mm thick. Weight: 3.10gThe fragment is the lower part of a forked spacer which held two sheet plates apart and enabled a strap or girdle to be secured. The prongs are flat and sub-rectangular in cross-section and they have file marks on each face. The projecting terminal is in the form of an acorn knop.This fragment has traces of a shiny dark green patina. There are also areas where there are light green copper alloy corrosion depositsComposite strap-ends with acorn knops have been recovered from archaeological contexts in London and dated from the late thirteenth century to the mid fifteenth century (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 143-4, fig. 94, refs. 672, 673 and 675). Similar composite strap-ends with acorn knops have also been found in archaeological excavations at York (Ottaway and Rogers 2002, 2900-2902, fig. 1476, refs. 14371, 14372, 14711 and 14712).
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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