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Description: | Medieval copper-alloy composite strap end with cast spacer. The flat spacer has two forks, rectangular in section meeting at a U shape in the bottom and with pointed upper ends, below these is a raised collar then an acorn shaped terminal with a conical 'cup' and an elongated rounded 'nut' below. Copper alloy sheet plates are soldered to each side, they cover the spacer almost entirely apart from the sides and where the edges have been chipped. They follow the shape of the spacer with sides tapering in slightly towards the terminal then more angled ends at the terminal ending in straight edges which abut the collar. At the attachment end they are concave with points to each side and a curved centre. Both have two circular rivet holes for attachment to the strap, one in each corner at the attachment end. Both plates have some damage along this upper edge. The front plate is covered in lines of rocker arm decoration, the lines follow the edge, run straight down the centre and run in zigzags across the width. It is 54.6mm long, 21.1mm wide and 6.5mm thick; it weighs 11.15 grams. The end is bent over slightly.Similar examples are illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1993:144), no.673-4, these examples both have circular cut outs on the plate at the attachment end and lack the rocker arm decoration although 674 has cross-hatching on the cup of the acorn. They are dated to the 14th century (ibid:145).
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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