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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of Medieval date. It is rectangular in shape and section, and formed from an identical upper and lower plate either side of a central copper alloy spacer. These are presumably all held together by rivets, which are no-longer visible. Both plates and the spacer expand very slightly towards the split attachment end, which is missing due to old breaks. Just below the point where the plates terminate is a decorative collar. This consists of an incised transverse rectangular band that is divided into a number of square segments decorated with incised saltire crosses and other possibly decorative motifs that are no longer visible due to the preservation of the find. Beneath the band of decoration the plates are undecorated but have faceted outer edges. At the base of the plates is the integral decorative terminal. This begins with a narrow collar followed by four projecting lobes, two on either side and possibly foliate in nature, separated by a central transverse groove. Beneath this the terminal narrows again before ending in an elaborate floriated cross with transverse collar. This strap end measures 47.41mm in surviving length, 12.35mm in width, 2.97mm in thickness, and weighs 7.33g. A similar, but slightly larger, example of a composite strap end terminating in a cross-shaped motif is noted from Medieval Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 232). This suggests a date in the 14th-15th centuries AD for the current example.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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