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Description: | An unusual, cast copper-alloy strap end probably dating to the Medieval period. The strap end is cast in one piece and comprises a shield-shaped attachment plate with a cross- or sword-shaped terminal emanating from the pointed apex of the shield-shaped plate. The shield-shaped plate is cast with a hollow reverse to accomodate the strap and is drilled with two, circular rivet holes, one above the other along the centre line. The upper hole has lost its rivet but the lower, copper-alloy rivet remains in-situ, where it also passes through the remains of a sheet copper-alloy back plate. This back plate is also drilled to accept the rivet and the rivet is peened over to fix it in place. A parallel for this strap end has not yet been found but the general style and manufacture strongly suggest a Medieval date.
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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