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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of Medieval date. The piece represents the lower portion of a hinged strap-end. It would have been suspended from the upper portion by a bar which sits within two perforated lugs at the top. The body of the object has rounded vertical sides, a horizontal bottom side (one half being set higher than the other), a convex upper surface and flat back. Protruding downwards from the centre of the bottom side is a zoomorphic head, executed in high-relief, with recessed pellet eyes and moulded lips. The artefact has a mid green patina and is slightly corroded in places. It measures 30.6mm long, 17.8mm high and 6.2mm thick. The weight is 9.83g.Similar examples of hinged two-piece strap-ends have been found in late 14th to early 15th century layers in London (see Egan and Pritchard 1991: 154-155). Their exact function is uncertain. They may have been clothing accessories, attached by a chain. An alternative theory - given credence by their often close association with ecclesiastical contexts - is that they were book fasteners. This piece differs from the London examples in that there is no rivet hole for attachment.
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