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Description: | A cast copper alloy Medieval strap end. The strap end is made up of two copper alloy sheets divided by a copper alloy spacer. The strap end is a sub-rectangle in plan with one terminal shaped '>' with a terminal at the apex on both outer plates. The opposite terminal, on both plates, has a central circular perforation as decoration and a rivet hole either side. The two sheets are held together by the one remaining copper alloy rivet. Between the two sheets there is a spacer which is a sub 'n' shape and the upper edge matches that of the outer plates. The strap end is undecorated. The surface has a mid grey/green patina. In length the strap end is 38.17mm, 17.18mm wide and 4.5mm thick. It weighs 5.9g.In Egan and Pritchard (Egan and Pritchard 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) there are similar strap ends, particularly No. 660 which date to the late 13th to mid 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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