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Description: | A cast copper alloy Medieval strap end. The strap end is a sub elongated trapezoid in plan which tapers slightly and one narrow terminal is pointed with a knop at the terminal. The strap end is made up of two copper alloy sheets. The two sheets are held together by a copper alloy rivet at either terminal. The strap end is undecorated. The surface of the strap end has a mid green patina. In length the strap end is 22.71mm, 18.15mm wide and 2.83mm thick. It weighs 1.7g.In Egan and Pritchard (Egan and Pritchard 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) there are similar strap ends, particularly No.698 which date to the mid 14th to 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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