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Description: | A complete copper alloy strap from the Early Medieval period. It is sub-oval in plan and is 37.1mm long, 12.5mm wide and 3.5mm thick. It has a zoomorphic terminal at one end and two rivet holes at the other, which run through both the front and back plate. The body of the strap end is decorated with a panel containing a Trewhiddle style animal. Traces of niello survive and the body of the animal is stippled. This is a Thomas Class A strap end and it dates from the ninth century. A similar example on the database is NMS-4628C2. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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