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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap end of early-medieval date. The Thomas type B strap end measures 53.1mm by 13.4mm by 4.5mm and weighs 8.35g. Close to the split proximal end are two silver rivets and at the distal end there is a zoomorphic terminal, comprising a beast's ears, eyes and snout. On the front of the strap end there are the faint remains of a geometric pattern arranged in two symmetrical vertical bands, although most all of the original surface is missing so it is difficult to discern. The strap end is slightly bent, but its original width to length ratio would have been about 1:4.
British Museum Curator's report:
Early medieval strap-end. The body is made from copper-alloy and the two rivets are of silver.
Date: 9th Century
Note: this item is more than 300 years old, but the precious metal content is not more than 10% (by weight). Therefore, it fails to qualify as ??Treasure?? under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996, paragraph 6.
Dr. Sonja Marzinzik, M.A., F.S.A.
Curator, Insular Early Medieval Collections
Department of Prehistory and Europe
The British Museum | Subjects: | Type B | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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