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Description: | The body of the strap end is a sub-circular shape in plan with a small knop at the 'base' and on the opposite edge is a rectangular shaped projection with a triangular shaped upper edge. The strap end is made of three components. Firstly the upper plate which is cast and has a figure standing, wearing long drapery with their hands held is if in prayer. The figure standing in an archway which has a trefoil shaped upper edge. The archway surrounding the figure is defined by openwork. Above the archway and decorating the rectangular projection is a high-relief tree. Surrounding the archway in the field of the sub-circular portion of the upper plate is horizontal incised lines within which there are other incised lines. These maybe lettering, but due to corrosion it is difficult to determine. The edge of the item is plain which acts as a border. The reverse plate is plain and of the same shape as the upper plate, however the rectangular protrusion is shorter on the reverse plate. The reverse plate has two circular rivet holes, a possible further two rivets maybe visible, however wear and corrosion distorts the view. Dividing these two plates is a curvilinear forked spacer which follows the plan of the two plates. There are traces of a dark green patina. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1300
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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