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Description: | A copper alloy strap end. A two-piece strap end with a hinged plate and loop at the end. The plate is tapering, double sided and hinged with a seperate cast loop attached at the hinged end. The plate has a single, domed rivet at the opposite end for attachment to a strap. The cast loop has an offcentre sub-circular hole and tapers to a narrow projection through which is a smaller circular loop at right angles to the rest of the strap end. It is suggested that such strap ends were arranged in pairs and that they may be book fasteners rather than dress accessiories (Egan, G and Pritchard, F, 1991, p155 ). The loop and the plate are of different alloys and have corroded differently. Reference: Egan, G and Pritchard, F, 1991 "Dress Accessories", page 154-5, No. 720 Date: Medieval - c. 1350 - 1450 Dimensions: 25.23 mm x 7.33 mm x 4.31 mm Weight: 1.70 g
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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