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Description: | Medieval strap end; cast copper alloy strap end of mid-13th to mid-15th century date. The strap end is of composite type, being formed of two sheets with a forked spacer in between. It is tongue-shaped with a biconcave shaping at the attachment and a small, pointed knop terminal. It was attached by means of two rivets in the centre of the strap end, one just behind the terminal knop and the other within the central lobe of the biconcave end. The whole has a thick, tactile, grey-green patina over its surface.Length 28.0mm, width 14.3mm, thickness 2.8mm, weight 4.33g Ref: Egan, et al 'Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London' (pp. 140-143, nos. 657-663)
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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