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Description: | Late Saxon Tongue-shaped strap-end of Thomas’ Class E. The corners of the attachment edge or upper end are missing, broken across two rivet holes, as is a separate bar which, held on the recessed face by the two rivets, would have secured the strap. Rather clumsy decoration, in openwork and counter-relief on both faces, appears to be in a debased version of Borre style interlace, angular towards upper end and curvilinear in the centre. Three ovoid shapes at the lower end are rather difficult to interpret, but may be foliar. All is set within a frame decorated on both faces with a groove along the sides and around the rounded outside edge or lower end. Very unusually, both surfaces are white-metal coated. Length 47mm, width 23mm. 10th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bales, Ellen - Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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