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Description: | A copper-alloy strap end of Medieval date. It is formed from two flat, rectangular plates of equal size that taper towards a projecting terminal knop. The front face of the front plate has incised decoration comprising a single zig-zag line running the length of each edge, with a cross saltire formed from two zig-zag lines at the attachment end. At the attachment end is a central circular rivet hole that holds in place the remains of a separately cast copper-alloy rivet with flattened round heads. The terminal knop is flat, rectangular in form and with an added rectangular plate on the front face that has four triangular notches producing a cross-shaped motif. It is held together by a central copper-alloy rivet with flattened round heads. The entire object has a dark green patina and has suffered from some post-depositional damage resulting in the strap end being partially bent to an angle of 45 degrees when viewed in profile. It measures 43.38mm in length (bent), 12.38mm in width, 2.27mm in thickness (at terminal) and 4.54g in weight. This strap end is of Medieval date with close parallels noted from both London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 703) and Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 233). It is of probable 14th century AD date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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