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Description: | A copper-alloy plate from a composite strap-end of medieval date. Several examples of such strap-ends have been found in late 13th to early 15th century levels in London (G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp. 140-146).
The plate is tongue-shaped, tapering slightly from top to bottom, with a horizontal bottom edge. The upper edge angles inwards slightly either side of a circular central void, from the base of which extends a tapering groove. There are two in-situ rivets, located one at each of the two top corners. The reverse has traces of a possible solder and the wear pattern suggests that the strap-end once has a forked spacer.
The object measures 30.3mm long, 17.6mm wide and 4.3mm thick. The weight is 2.56g. | 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
1425 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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