Medieval shield shaped strap end with bar mount. The basic strap end is one layer of rectangular sheet with one end extended into a central point. The other end is reinforced with a seperate bar riveted on the front. There are the two seperate circular sectioned rivets, one each end. The one at the bar end is smoothed flat with the front, the other projects slightly; both project from the back. 
<p>Egan and Pritchard (1991) illustrate and discuss these strap ends on pages 156-8; their examples all have notches either side of the plate by the bar which this example lacks but it is otherwise very similar. Egan and Pritchard suggest these strap ends may have been used specifically with the folded strap clasps. Their examples all date to the late 14th century but they suggest they probably have a wider date range of 14th to early 15th centurys.
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It is 12.6mm long, 7.4mm wide and 0.5mm thick; it weighs 0.55 grams.
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Sussex Archaeological Society, Laura Burnett, 2008-07-29 22:03:25</div>
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