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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval strap end. It is a composite strap end with a forked spacer attached by two rivets both in situ. The lower part is circular, whilst the upper part is trapezoidal, and flares to its upper terminal which has a wavy edge. The forked spacer can be seen between the two parts of the strap end and is 2.5mm in thickness, having rounded arms. There is no trace of decoration on either face of the strap end. It measures 36.39mm in length, 17.25mm in width, and weighs 8.69g.Examples illustrated by Egan( 1991, from medieval London, date to the fourteenth century, (no.650) but another example, (no.652) which most closely ressembles this strap end from Eye, is unstratified.
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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