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Description: | A corroded Medieval copper alloy strap end, dating to c. 1330-1400 AD. The strap end consists of two sheets which were firmly pressed together and folded back at two corners and rivetted together at the other end with circular rivets, still intact. These elements would have presumably kept consistent tension on the plates in order to hold a leather strap in place. A large circular hole was punched through from the front face, possibly to accommodate an outward curving hook (cf. Egan and Pritchard 1991, Fig. 102, No. 730). For similar examples see Egan, Dress Accessories (1991) p134, number 617 and p156 number 730. These are dated by ceramic association to 1330-1400 AD. The strap end measures: 29.19 mm length, 26.10 mm wide, rivet diameter approx. 6.10 mm each, hole diam 7.63 mm, 2.38 mm overall thickness, 8.06 grams weight.
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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