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Description: | A copper alloy strap loop of Medieval date, about 1250-1400 AD. The rectangular loop has a small integral shank extending outwards from the centre of the back of the loop. The back and front of the loop have been twisted (probably post depositional damage). A lozenge shaped plate is soldered to the front of the loop. Originally, this would have rested flat against the strap, but the twisting has forced it to lie flat against the rest of the loop. The plate is decorated with a heraldic design of three water-bourgets coloured gold on a blue enamel ground (Azure, three water-bourgets or). A Water-bouget is a yoke with two large skins appended to it, formerly used for the conveyance of water to an army (http://karlwilcox.com/parker/?page_id=3114). These are the arms of William Ross of Ingmanthorpe; Ingmanthorpe is one of the villages neighbouring the findspot, so this strap loop belonged to someone retained by the local lord (see the Anglo-Norman Armory by Cecil R Humphery-Smith).There is some bright green corrosion, but most of the patina is missing. Although an exact parallel for this object could not be found, similarly shaped examples of the loop may be seen at PAS record IDs: LIN-E5FE42 and BH-996A16.Length: 32.6mm; Width: 29.3mm; Thickness: 6.5mm; Weight: 10.45g
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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