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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy late-Medieval to Post Medieval (c.1400-1800) possible strap fitting, strap end or book clasp. Overall, the artefact measures 45.35mm long, 11.20mm wide and 6.10mm thick. It weighs 4.19g.It consists of a 1.00mm thick plate, which is rectangular in plan, except at one end where the width narrows to 4.35mm. On the reverse of this end is an integral rivet measuring c.3.05mm long. At the opposite end the plate bends forwards and then curves backwards forming almost a complete circle in profile. As it curves backwards the plate narrows in width to 7.85mm. This curved end terminates in a rough edge that appears to have been broken. It is uncertain how much of the object has been lost as a result of this break. This end may have formed a hook which would support an identification as a book clasp. It may have formed a hinge, possibly from a hinged strap fitting. Alternatively the plate may have continued from the break all the way to the far end of the plate. Here the rivet may have connected it to the front plate with a leather strap between. In this case it could be identified as a strap end, similar to Egan and Pritchard (1991) Dress Accesories p159 nos 744-757.The front face is decorated with parallel pairs of diagonal and transverse raised ridges, which form two rectangular areas deivided into triangles (similar to the Union Flag).This artefact was found with HAMP-DBE756 and may be related.
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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