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Description: | A copper alloy strap end dating to the late fourteenth or early fifteenth centuries AD. The strap end comprises a hollow, rectangular attachment plate; the upper surface of which is decorated with an incised letter 'M' surrounded by rocker work patterns. The attachment plate extends to an hour glass shaped body with circumferential ribbed mouldings; beyond the body, there extends an openwork terminal comprising two arched projections with scroll motifs flanking an eagle looking over its shoulder. The eagle's feathers are rendered as incised lines. The strap end measures 57mm in length, 22mm in width and has a maximum thickness of 7mm.
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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