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Description: | Medieval Tinned strap-end for scabbard of a characteristic 14th-century design, of box-like construction. The part containing the strap is square-ended and damaged and is pierced by two copper alloy rivets used to secure the strap. The plate of the mount is inscribed with an M (perhaps for the Virgin Mary) on a hatched field. The plate is then enlarges into a very box-like diamond-set element with a cross paty inscribed on the top. The diamond-shape terminates with flat-sectioned projection folded back onto itself and forming a trapezoidal terminal pierced by a transverse hole, through which a ring (ends butted together) remains in place. Separate back-plate with perforation on reverse of diamond box. The piece is of interest in having the transverse hole from a projecting lug because it is very similar to some contemporary book-clasps. These particular types of book-clasp also have a hole to the rear like this present piece. Book-clasps use these holes to clip over a projecting lug on the body of the book; it seems most probable that this is not a book-clasp, although the religious inscription would fit such a use. However, it will be important to see if the traditional interpretation, of scabbard belt-mounts as given here, can be sustained.
Length 80mm (including ring), 75mm (w/o ring), plate width 28mm. Height of diamond-set ?box? 14mm. Cf. Examples from Narborough/Narford (HER 32309), another from Bunwell (HER 10007), London (LMMC fig.85 no.2) and various parallels in Fingerlin (1971).
Also:Fragment of tinned Medieval strap-end for scabbard of a characteristic 14th-century design (as described above). Corroded plate broken at both ends, attachment end missing, damaged and obscure inscription on a hatched field, other end broken across upper part of end of box-like diamond-set element, terminal missing, remains of broken back-plate on reverse, width 28mm, length >29mm. | 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
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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