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Description: | A cast copper alloy object which is probably a strap end of uncommon form. It is constructed from a thick spacer and two sheet plates. The body of the strap end is long and thin with a roughly rectangular cross-section. The attachment at the open end is wider than the body and there appears to be some mineralised fabric surviving between the plates which are fastened together by a copper alloy rivet. A second copper alloy rivet secures the two plates to the spacer towards the closed end of the body. At the terminal of the closed end is a spherical dimpled knop. The object has a mid green patina and the fabric is a bright green. A close parallel has not yet been found, but the strap end shares the characteristics of Medieval strapends and probably dates from the 13th, 14th or 15th century.
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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