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Description: | A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy strap loop frame with internal projections, c. AD 1150-1400. The frame is trapezoidal in plan, with a wider outer frame edge decoraed with two small projecting knops at its outer corners, with a third larger knop in the centre; this mimics the style of certain bar mounts from the same period. Further moulded ridges and a small pellet may decorate the space between the knops but this is unclear due to severe surface wear. A third of the way towards the outer edge of the frame from its base is an internal projection at either side and a notch is visible on the outer edge at this position. Following Egan and Pritchard's measurement criteria (1991, p. 233, fig. 148), this example measures 23.9 mm wide (at base 'a'), 19.2 mm long (at side 'b'), with an internal suggested strap measurement of 18.6 mm wide, with an outer edge of 27.6 mm wide; the strap loop weighs 4.7 grams.For a discussion on these types of strap loops, see Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 231-233; cf. Ibid Fig. 149, no. 1263.
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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