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Description: | A heavily corroded copper-alloy strap-end of Early-medieval date. This artefact can be classified as a Thomas type A strap-end and has a suggested date range of 8th to 10th century AD (see Thomas, 2003, p. 2).
At the top is a damaged split (attachment) end which has lost its rivet holes. The vertical sides are slightly convex and the width tapers towards the pointed terminal at the bottom. The central part of the strap end has two rectangular vertical recesses in its upper surface. These are now empty but may originally have been filled with enamel. Traces of moulded decoration on the terminal suggests that, like most strap-ends of the type, this piece also has a zoomorphic head at the bottom.
The object measures 41mm long, 11mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The weight is 4.46g. | Subjects: | Thomas type A | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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