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Description: | A corroded and worn small copper-alloy strap end of probable Medieval date (c. AD 1250-1500). This artefact is broadly rectangular in plan and tapers to narrow in width through the length of the body to terminate in a small round hook. This artefact is formed of two flat in section plates which have been joined by two copper-alloy rivets which are still present. There are a pair of incised lines either side of the rivets on the front surface of the strap end. The rear is plain. Both ends of the strap end are broken with very little of the hook remaining. The strap end has a green patina. It measures 22.8mm long, 9.8mm wide at flat end and 5.3mm wide at the hook. it is 2.8mm at its thickest point and weighs 1.97 grams.
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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