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Description: | A complete copper alloy medieval three-piece strap end. It consists of two long trapezoidal plates with a forked spacer in the centre. The spacer has a small knop extending from the lower end. The plates and spacer are secured in plate with an in situ copper alloy rivet at either end. It survives in good condition with a bright green patina.It is similar in form to several examples from excavations in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 144, fig.94), which date to between c.AD 1270-1450 (ibid. 24, fig.12).Length: 30.70mm, width: 10.25mm, thickness: 4.98mm, weight: 2.42g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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