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Description: | An early Medieval cast copper alloy strap end. The strap end is an elongated sub-trapezoid in plan. The side edges of the strap end are slightly convex. The narrowest terminal has moulded zoomorphic head with two prominent eyes formed by two circular cells and bordered by high relief crescents. The forehead has a decorated triangular panel. The body of the strap end is decorated with a ribbed border within which there is a single panel decorated with an abstract intertwining shapes. The lower terminal has a low-relief ??C?? shape with two rivet holes in each corner. These each have a domed-headed rivet in place. In profile the strap end divides into to plates in the last quarter. In profile the strap end is bent at approximately the midpoint. The reverse of the strap end is undecorated. The surface of the strap end has a well developed dark green patina. The strap end measures 34.67mm long, 8.94mm wide and 3.31mm thick. It weighs 2.9g.
The decorative panel may be of the Trewhiddle style, but this is not certain. Therefore the strap end is classed as either a Class A, Type 1 or 2 in Thomas??s classification (Thomas, G. 2003 ??Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100: Part I?? Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 Datasheet 32). Within this class Thomas describes Type 2 as being a diverse type which is at the cheaper end of the market. Designs may be geometric and curvilinear which the recorded example may be considered. These types of strap end date from the 9th to 10th centuries. | 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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