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Description: | An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy forked spacer for a composite strap-end (c. 1350-c. 1400).It has a plain acorn knop with a collar dividing the acorn element from the two prongs. The incomplete prongs are flat and rectangular in cross-section and have a thickness of 1.8mm.This spacer is partially corroded and drab green with patches of a dark green patina. The breaks are old.Height: 29.7mm; width: 15.4mm; thickness: 4.6mm. Weight: 1.88g.A very similar spacer has been found in London and dated c.1350-c. 1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991:144, fig. 94, ref: 680).Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
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