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Description: | A complete copper-alloy Gabor Thomas type I strap end, dated to the late 11th or 12th century. This strap end is roughly rectangular in shape measuring 40.3mm in length and 10mm in width at its attachment end, its widest point, and 5.4mm in width at its terminal end. It is formed of a cast front plate, which has a solid roughly lozenge shaped terminal end. This is now worn but is likely to be an animals head, tiny laid back ears can be seen, small eyes on either side of the head and transverse grooves beneath these, the mouth appears to be open. This cast front plate has sides and on the back face there is a rectangular sheet copper-alloy plate, attached to the front plate with a copper-alloy rivet through the centre of the attachment end and solder.
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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