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Description: | A cast copper alloy Medieval strap end. The strap end is a rectanglular sheet which has been folded widthways. The folded edge has has its corners removed to narrow the edge. At the opposite edge there is a single copper alloy rivet through a rivet hole on each plate. There is a 2.34mm gap between the two plates. The strap end is undecorated. The surface of the strap end has a dark green patina. In length the strap end is 16.24mm, 9.19mm wide and 3.23mm thick. It weighs 0.7g.In Egan and Pritchard (Egan and Pritchard 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) there are similar strap ends, particularly No. 585 which date to the mid 14th to mid 15th centuries.
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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