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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-end of Medieval date.The object has been cut from a piece of sheet metal. The upper portion is rectangular and contains a central rivet hole; the lower portion is truncated-oval and has a second rivet hole at the bottom. The surfaces show signs of having been filed. The piece measures 15.5mm long, 8.8mm wide and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 0.39g.This form of strap-end probably dates from the mid 13th to mid 15th century and may have been used in conjunction with a folding strap clasp (see Egan and Pritchard 1991: 116).
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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