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Description: | Early medieval copper alloy strap end, Type A, AD 750 -1000, with zoomorphic terminal Made from sheet metal construction, it is sub-oval in shape, has a v-shaped split and the fixing holes are broken at the open end. The front of the shaft is decorated with an animal head terminal, consisting of incised lines, and four fields. Within each of the four fields is an S-shaped incised design with two incised horse-shoe shaped lines on either side of the S. Other incised lines are visible between the fields and at the open end. No niello has survived but traces of inlaid silver were identified. The back piece is plain. The original surface shows a dark green patina, but it has been chipped and slightly abraded, especially to the reverse, and the exposed surfaces are lighter green/grey. It measures 44.14mm long, 11.8mm wide, 2.42mm thick and weighs 5.82g. Similar strap ends can be found in MacGregor, A and Bolick, E. 1993. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Ashmolean Museum. BAR Series 230, p. 208-210.
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