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Description: | Near complete cast copper alloy two piece (double sheet) strap end of Medieval date. The item has a cast in one piece front plate forming the major component of the strap end and a separate smaller sub-rectangular sheet back plate which sits inside a rectangular recess in the main plate. The strap end is flat and tongue shaped with a decorated knop as a terminal at one end. The knop may be intended to be zoomorphic in design, consisting of a stylized animal head with triangular ears and a raised median crest along the length of the head. The two plates are joined together by two small circular rivets along the mid-line of the plates, one located through either end of the sheet plate. The item has a dark green brown patina.The item has been dated c.1200-1400.
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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