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Description: | A copper-alloy Gabor Thomas type A strap end of Anglo-Saxon, 750-1000 in date. This strap end has a swollen middle and tapering terminals, it measures 48mm in length and 15mm in width. The attachment end is split and slightly damaged with a fragment missing due to an old break, one rivet remains in situ. The front face of this strap end is decorated and traces of longitudinal wavy lines can be seen. The terminal end tapers to a point and is shaped and decorated to represent the head of a mouse or bat like creature. This creature has small oval shaped ears laid back, a transverse groove across its brow and small circular eyes. The back face is undecorated. | Subjects: | Gabor Thomas type A | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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