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Description: | The object is a possible fragment of an early Medieval Thomas Class A type 2 strap fitting (Thomas, G. 2003. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking strap-ends 750-1100: Part 1. Finds Research Group AD700-1700. Datasheet 32, p.2). Although the use of geometric patterns to decorate strap ends continues into the late Medieval, (see for example Fig 96, no.763 in Egan, G and Pritchard, F. 1991 Medieval Finds From Excavations in London: 3. Dress Accessories c.1150 - c.1450, HMSO, London), the style of the design and the shape of the object suggest a date around the ninth or tenth century AD. The fragment is made of cast copper alloy and is incomplete.In plan the object is trapezoid shaped. The upper edge of the object is wide and uneven where it has broken away from the rest of the object, the break is not recent and the rest is missing. The sides of the object are even, tapering inwards towards the narrower lower edge. The unevenness of the lower edge is due to another break, where the now missing tip of the strap end has broken off. The front of the object is decorated with a crudely incised geometric design consisting of a partially visible lozenge shape with concave sides, surrounded by concave radiating grooves. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated. In profile the object is flat.The object is matt brown in colour and is in a poor condition. The object is 25.3mm in length, 19.5mm at its widest point and 1.2mm thick. The weight of the object is 2.8g.
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