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Description: | A 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 and 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 trapezoidal in plan and three of the sides are of trapezoidal section, the only exception being the right hand (as you look at it) side, which is of rectangular section. A small copper-alloy rivet of circular section sits within a hole at the centre of the right hand side of the frame.
The piece measures 13.7mm long, 13.7mm wide and 3.5mm high. The weight is 1.61g. | 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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