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Description: | A copper-alloy Medieval strap end dating from the second half of the 14th century (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 143). It is made of a sheet of copper alloy and a spacer held together by two rivets, one at the attachment end and one at the knop end prior to the knop. The other outer, third, sheet is missing The outer plate is sub rectangular in plan, tapering slightly towards the closed end which is pointed and terminates in a small knop. A circular notch is cut off centre of the attachment end. There is no decoration visible, but one side has substantial apparently accidental scratches. The strap end is 27.2mm long, 11.7mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.94 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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