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Description: | A probable complete copper-alloy medieval strap end consisting of a rectangular shaped sheet of copper-alloy folded width ways, measuring 36mm in length and 25mm in width. There are five in situ copper-alloy rivets, one through each corner and a central one. The front face is decorated with a boarder of tiny incised zigzags. The folded end of this strap end is slightly rounded in cross-section.
It is most likely to be a strap end as there is no pin hole or slot so it cannot be a buckle plate. It cannot be a folded sheet plate for folding clasp either, although these have no pin hole or slot, as these plates are recessed for the frame of the clasp, which this example is not, it is also larger than the normal clasp plates, which have width range of 8-16mm. Therefore, it is most likely to be a simple strap end and similar examples have been discovered in London and are believed to be c 14th century in date (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 126-127, fig 83). | 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
1450 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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