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Description: | A cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon strap end. The strap end is the kind identified by Thomas as Type A, with a moulded animal head terminal. The front face above the animal head terminal has a decorative panel with an engraved geometric design. The attachment end splays apart to fit the strap; the front plate has an engraved design, probably originally a circle divided into 6 segments though now only half the circle and 3 segments remain as the top is broken off. The back plate has also broken, but slightly further up so that the remains of a perforation to attach it to the strap are visible in one corner, suggesting the whole piece was originally fixed to the strap by 2 rivets, one in each corner of the attachment end. The rear is plain.
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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