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Description: | The strap end is made from cast copper alloy, which divides into two sheets. In plan the strap end is an elongated trapezoid. It has decoration on the upper plate is in poor condition and may consist of an interlace design with the terminal of the strap end forming a zoomorphic head. There are two small circular cells, either representing eyes or ears. The reverse is undecorated. It is on the reverse where the two plates are visible. The strap end has traces of a dark green patina on the reverse; otherwise the surface is heavily abraded. In length it is 26.5mm, 6.8mm wide and 1.66mm thick. It weighs 1.36g.The strap end is dated to the Early Medieval. Thomas (2003 'Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100: Part 1' Finds Research Group Datasheet 32) suggests it is a Type A, suggesting it dates to the 9th to 10th centuries.
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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