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Description: | Medieval composite copper alloy strap end with sheet spacer. The strap end is formed of two sheets of copper alloy, rectangular with a straight end at the attachment end and a sharp point at the terminal end formed of two concave curves. There is a seperate copper alloy rivet in the centre near the terminal and holes for a second near the attachment end. Between the front and back plates is a thick cast or sheet copper alloy spacer occupying the full width and just under half the lengh. The attachement end is bent over and the corners slightly damaged. It measures 21.3mm in length, 9.5mm wide and is 2.9mm thick. It weighs 2.19 grams. Egan and Pritchard (1991) illustrate a range composite strap ends with sheet spaces on page 147. No.694 is probably most similar in plate form although the terminal of this emample comes to a more definite point. The spacer is however much thicker and similar to their no.696. Egan and Pritchard (ibid:148) suggest this is a short lived form dating to the 14th century.
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