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Description: | The strap end is made of cast copper alloy. The surface of the strap end has a brown coloured patina. There appears to be traces of iron staining on the upper surface of the strap end. The length of strap end is 44.7mm and is 8.4mm at the widest point.The majority of the strap is cast as a solid piece, with the exception of the widest terminal which divides, into two plates, however only the lower plate remains, the other has broken off, but not recently. The terminal edge of the lower plate has been abraded and has one incomplete rivet hole in a corrner of the plare, the other corner is missing.The upper surface of the strap end is decorated. Where the two plates start the body of the strap end is slightly waisted at the sides. After this moulding the body of the strap end has an incised lozenge shaped design. The lozenge is divided into four portions by a 'X'. The strap end tapers towards two parallel grooves after which is a zoomorphic head. At the terminal, either ise is a conical shaped cell representing an eye.The reverse of the strap end is flat and undecorated.Thomas, in his unpublished paper, suggests these types of strap end are dated between c. 775-1110.
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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STRAP END
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