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Description: | The function of the object is not known. It is made from cast copper alloy and it is not certain whether it is fragmentary or only incomplete. The ribbed decoration and size is similar to that of 9th and 10th century strap ends (Thomas, G 2003 'Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age strap ends 750-1100 Part 1' FRG Datasheet No. 32.), however the recorded object has no zoomorphic details. The only other decoration is in the form of low-relief 'X's which may indicate a Medieval date instead.
In plan the central portion of the object is a sub-rectangle with expanding terminals. In section this portion is a sub-square shape with rounded corners. Three faces of this portion are decorated with ribbing. In addition the side faces have three low-relief ??x??, whereas the upper face is decorated with three low-relief shallow circular cells. The underside face is flat and undecorated. Integral to one terminal is a flat rectangular platform. The platform is stepped from the central portion, therefore is more narrow in profile, but the underside is flush with that of the central portion. The upper face of the platform is bordered on two sides by a single linear groove. The opposite terminal of the central portion is incomplete. In plan it forms a ??U?? shape, with both arms being broken. They are broken near the central portion of the object, and the breaks are not recent, but they are abraded. The object has a dark green/grey coloured patina.
The object measures 51.24mm long, 10.13mm wide across the ??U?? shape and 4.38mm thick in the central portion. It weighs 6.5g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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