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Description: | A copper alloy medieval (AD c.1150-c.1400) strap slide. Overall, the slide measures 15mm long and 23mm wide. The slider consists of a single, trapezoidal loop with the upper bar slightly longer than the lower (20mm wide). There are a pair of opposed internal triangular projections about a third of the way up the sides of the frame.Egan and Pritchard (1991: 234) illustrate a number of similar examples, including ref. 1256 which they assign to a late 12th to late 14th century date. They note that these strap loops are thought to be the earliest form, and were attached by passing one end of a strap through the narrower end of the aperture below the projection, leaving the wider top part for the other end of the strap (ibid: 231).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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