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Description: | A cast copper alloy early medieval to medieval strap end or similar mount.
The object has been made from a flat, tongue shaped plate of metal. A rivet hole has been drilled through the apex of the artefact. The edges of the plate are all worn, irregular and corroded.
Opposite the apex there is a straight terminal which has been created by a break.
The front surface of the object has been decorated with an incised design. The design resembles the Viking Borre style The curved markings used to draw out the decoration appear like shallow zig-zags. The reverse of the object is undecorated.
This object is probably 10th ?? 11th Century in date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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