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Description: | Early medival 9th century cast copper alloy zoomorphic strap end, incomplete. Sub-rectangular in plan with slightly expanded central area, and tapering distal end. Two circular rivet holes at the upper end (broken across the right hole); incised cross below these, then poorly defined sub-rectangular panel of interlace? or debased animal decoration; then the strap end terminates in a zoomorphic head, poorly modelled with rectnagular ears and rounded snout. The reverse is plain and undecorated; the upper part of the reverse is broken off - this would have formed a bifurcation into which the strap would have ben inserted. Dark green original surface (little surviving; on the obverse only); light green revealed surface. Length 48.11mm, width 12.75mm, thickness across the head 3.97mm, thickness across the centre 3.1mm, weight 8.2g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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