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Description: | Almost complete copper alloy medieval strap end with sheet spacer. The strap end is formed from two plates of metal that are sub rectangular in plan. Each upper edge of the opposing plates is straight, though one plate is fractionally shorter than the other. The closed, terminal end is slightly curved with a decorative knop placed at the centre of the curve, on the same plane. The knop is globular with three stepped, flattened moulded collars above, ascending in size as they approach the main body of the strap end. The strap end itself is plain. There are two fixing holes, one set at either end of the strap end, both holding a surviving copper alloy rivet. When viewed in profile the strap end is V shaped. The lower half of the forked sheet spacer survives and is visible between the plates. The original surface survives with a dark green patina. There are some patches of lighter green where the object is abraded. The strap end is 34.54mm long, 11.34mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 3.05g. Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories, London: HMSO, illustrate similar strap ends on page 144. They date from the late 13th or 14th century. | 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: | 1275
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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