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Description: | A damaged copper-alloy strap-end of probable late early-medieval date. No exact parallel could be found for this piece which is probably best classified as a Thomas Class B variant (2003, p. 4). Evidence from excavations in Winchester suggests that such stylistically devolved strap-ends probably date from the 10th or 11th centuries AD (see Biddle, 1990, p. 501-2).
The wedge-shaped split end is damaged, the upper plate being largely missing and the top edge of the back plate, with its two circular rivet holes, also being incomplete. The shaft is of semi-circular secion and is segmented. The rounded terminal does not appear to be zoomorphic in nature.
The strap-end measures 33.6mm long, up to 8.1mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The weight is 3.27g. | Subjects: | Thomas Class B variant | 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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