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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap end of Gabor Thomas's type E in the Winchester style, which is dated to between 900-1100 and is therefore late early medieval. This strap end is missing its terminal end due to an old break. It is rectangular in shape with parallel sides, it is fairly broad and measures 35mm in length and 26mm in width. The attachment end is worn, part of two rivet holes in the corners of the attachment edge can be seen, there are also two smaller circular indentations in the centre of the attachment end whose function is unclear, they may possibly be unfinished rivet perforations. The attachment end is flat and there is a step onto the front face of the strap end. The front face is decorated with an convex open work design which appears to depict interlaced animals with their jaws open, however it is a fairly complex design and it is really impossible to be sure what is being depicted without the complete strap end. The back face of the strap end is flat at the attachment end but hollow where the animals are projecting on the front face. A similar relief open work type E strap end with Scandinavian Borre art style decoration has been found in Felsham, Suffolk.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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