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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap end length 22mm, width 10mm, thickness 4mm, weight 1.98g. Sub-oval shape, the sides are slightly convex, the terminal has been truncated. The main decoration consists knot-work pattern in relief, in the recesses are the remains of a paste. The attachment end is slotted for the strap, with two copper alloy rivets still in place.
This is a Thomas class A, type 1 which dates it to the late 8th early 10th century
Thomas G, 2005, Late Anglo-Saxon & Viking Strap-ends 750-1100 Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 32. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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