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Description: | The strap end has a cast zoomorphic terminal. The terminal represents a dog'/wolf head with its tongue stuck out. The ears are moulded, with the forehead being defined by oblique grooves. The nose also has oblique eyes as defintion. The tongue is sub-triangular in plan.
Behind the head the strap end is an elongated trapezoidal shape, which is undecorated. On the reverse, just past the mid point there is a linear groove and the strap end in profile is very slightly bent at this groove.
Viewed from the strap terminal a copper alloy rivet can be seen holding a piece of leather in place. The rivet is not visible on the surfaces ofthe strap end.
The strap end, from the strap terminal appears to made of two plates, and upper which has been cast with the decoration. And a lower plate, a small gap can be seen between the two in one corner, but the seam is not visible further down the strap end.
The strap end has a mid green patina. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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