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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early Medieval strap-end (Thomas class A). Long and thin in shape with a sub-hexagonal cross-section. The body widens slightly below the top, before going in again towards the bottom. There is a break at the attachment end, where the object would have been split to hold a strap. The front is decorated with a raised pattern. However, this is too obscured by compacted dirt for the design to be determined. The visible metal has a dark green patina.
It is difficult to classify this strap-end further because the decoration cannot be seen. Thomas dates class A strap-ends largely to the 9th century. However, their origins date back to the 8th century and evidence suggests that they were in use well into the 10th (although this is subject to regional variation).
Length: 29.60mm, Width: 10.17mm, Thickness: 4.17mm.
Weight: 5.89g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Booth, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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