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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-slide of Medieval date. The artefact consists of a trapezoidal frame with a circular perforation at the centre of the inner side. The sides are generally of thin, rectangular section, the exception to this being the vertical outer side, which is wider and of trapezoidal section. The object measures 15.1mm long, 16.7mm wide and 4.7mm thick. The weight is 1.96g. Several examples of strap loops have been found in excavations in London, with this form dated to the late 13th to late 14th/early 15th century (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 233-235). It is thought that their purpose was to secure the free ends of straps.
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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