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Description: | An early Medieval cast copper alloy strap end. The strap end is fragmentary and only approximately half if the upper portion remains. The strap end is an elongated trapezoid in plan. The edge, opposite the most narrow edge, there is a broken edge, which was possibly broken recently. The side edges of the strap end are slightly convex. The upper surface is decorated with a crudely executed design consisting of a 'X' at the terminal. Behind this there are two transverse parallel grooves which have slightly angled linear grooves between. The body of the strap end is decorated with a panel consisting of a crude Trewhiddle-like motif. The reverse of the strap end is undecorated and flat except for a slight step towards the broken edge. This step may have been where the strap end divided into two sheets in profile, and the lower sheet has broken off here. The surface of the strap end has a well developed mid-green/grey patina. The strap end measures 28.02mm long, 12.01mm wide and 1.04mm thick. It weighs 1.6g. Thomas (Thomas, G. 2003 'Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100: Part I' Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 Datasheet 32) classifies these shaped strap ends as Class A. This type of strap end date from 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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