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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy composite strap end of Medieval date (c. 1350-c. 1400).The strap end is formed of two sheet plates of metal that are sub-rectangular in plan. Between the two plates is a sheet copper alloy spacer. Both plates have the same thickness of about 0.3mm. The closed terminal end is rounded in plan and has a small pointed knop. At the open attachment end the width is 13.3mm where there is a transverse break. At the centre, close to the terminal end, there is a copper-alloy rivet the heads of which are flush with the surface of the plates. The forked spacer between the sheets is very thin and is largely obscured by corrosion.This object is in poor condition and corroded in places. The outer face of one plate has a patchy mid-green patina and the opposite face has a patchy mid-brown patina.18.7 x 13.3 x 2.0mm. Weight: 2.38g.Similar shaped strap ends have been recorded from archaeological excavations in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991:142). These strap ends from London have been dated c. 1350 - c. 1400.
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