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Description: | Copper alloy strap end. Probably cast pair of trapezoid plates with engrailed wider ends where the belt would be inserted. The back plate, of thickness 0.8mm, has a rounded continuation beyond which a narrow lug leads to a hemispherical terminal of diameter 9mm; the lug is folded at its midpoint with the flat surface of the hemisphere laid flush with the rounded part of the plate, which has a central hole of diameter 3.4mm for the attachment of the two. The front plate has a bevelled central zone along each of its long edges. A further pair of rivets, of diameter 2.5mm and length 3.6mm, are set at the front and back ends of the strap end to secure the plates to each other and to the strap. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1400.Length: 33.4mm, Width: 12.6mm, Thickness (at terminal): 5.8mm, Weight: 4.31gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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