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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy strap slide. The slide is trapezoid in plan with a slightly longer outer edge. The edges are rectangular in section apart form the outer edge which has a curved top. Near the base of each side is a circular perforation, one worn through, to hold a separate rivets, now missing, which would have projected internally. There are traces of a white metal coating on the outer side. It is 14.3mm wide, 12.9mm tall, 3.5mm thick and weighs 1.14 grams.The strap slide is a combination of two common designs, one with a separate rivet in the centre of the base, e.g. Egan and Pritchard (1991:232), no.1247. the other with two internal projects, e.g. Egan and Pritchard (ibid:234), no.1255. A few examples with two separate side projections are listed on the database although they are pentagonal in form, e.g. SF-7A2F35 and SF-95FE75. It is probable this dates to the 13th-14th century, the overlap of the two types.
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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