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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap end (Thomas Type A1) dating to the ninth century AD. It is approximately rectangular tapering slightly towards its zoomorphic incised terminal. At the attachment end, the strap end splits into two flat plates to accomodate the material to which it was attached. There are two circular perforations at the attachment end, both filled with iron corrosion and a further circular perforation mid way down the strap end. Its upper surface is decorated with two incised panels, the larger of which depicts an entwined beast. The underside of the strap end is plain but abraded. A small fragment of a silver or tin coating is visible suggesting that originally the strap end was silvered. The object measures 38mm in length and a maximum of 11mm in width.
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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