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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of medieval date. The strap end is rectangular in plan with a stylised animal head terminal. The opposite end has a central rivet hole for attachment and flares out to either side. The surface is decorated with a now unclear stippled pattern. The reverse of the strap end is flat and undecorated with two rivets projecting, one from the back of the animal head and the other just below the rivet hole.The metal is a mid blackish-brown colour and is worn. The strap end is 45.2mm long, 11mm wide, 2.5mm thick and weighs 4.2g.Similar examples can be seen in Meols, p.135.
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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