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Description: | Incomplete Medieval tinned copper alloy strap end consisting of socket, waist and the remains of a 'lyre-shaped' openwork main part. On the front of the socket the sacred monogram ihs in black-letter is picked out by engraved lines on a field of rocker-arm engraving, to be viewed with the main part pointing downwards. Two iron rivets are driven through the top of the inscription. In the centre of the 'lyre' are stumps of the staff and head of the missing figure of St Christopher holding the Boy Jesus on his shoulders. Tiny fragments of moulded roundels flank the sides, with traces of bordering and obliquely engraved lines decorating the face. Cf. Two examples from Kidwelly Castle and London, illustrated by Fingerlin 1971 (Abb. 274-5, Kat Nr. 62 and 282). Surviving length 34mm. Width 23.5mm. Width at attachment edge 23.5mm. Socket width 19mm, thickness 6mm. Late 14th / early 15th century. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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