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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval strap end constructed from two plates and a sheet spacer. The strap end is a tapering rectangle in plan with a fleur or trefoil terminal at the closed end. A copper alloy rivet at the closed end secured the spacer in place, and another at the open end would have attached the strap end to the strap. The edge at the open end is missing so its shape is unknown. The front plate is decorated at the open end with a double incised transverse line, an incised cross saltire and then another double line. The space between the plates at the open end is filled with soil. The metal has a brown patina. Examples of strap ends with sheet spacers in Egan and Pritchard date from the 14th century (page 148).
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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