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Description: | A slightly bent copper-alloy strap loop of probable late 13th to late 14th century AD date. Several examples of this artefact type have been found during excavations in London. It is thought that their function was to secure loose straps on clothing (G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp. 233-235).
The frame is pentagonal in plan and, apart from the angled upper surface of the outer edge, has flat faces. A small copper-alloy rivet of circular section sits within a hole at the centre of the right hand (as you look at it) vertical edge of the frame; it has a circular stop at its end.
The piece measures 20.5mm wide, 16.5mm high and 4.2mm thick. The weight is 2.39g. | 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: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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