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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy object, possibly a composite strap end or similar item of Medieval date. The surviving fragment comprises a transverse rectangular bar that has the remains of an incomplete flattened forked spacer(?) at the top edge and a possible projecting knop at the centre of the bottom edge, both of which are incomplete due to old breaks. The entire object has a worn green patina on all surfaces, with traces of copper-alloy corrosion in places. It measures 16mm in width, 11.37mm in length, 4.46mm in thickness, and weighs 2.08g.The precise form of this object is uncertain due to old breaks. However, it is possible that it formed the terminal end of a strap end with separate sheet copper-alloy plates similar to examples from London (e.g. Egan and Pritchard, 1991: nos. 662-665). If this is indeed the case it is likely to be of Medieval date (c.1300-1400 AD), but an earlier or later date as well as a differing function cannot be ruled out entirely.
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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