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Description: | A copper alloy strap end dating to the ninth century AD of Thomas' Class A, Type 5. The strap end comprises a flat tongue shaped plate. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with a rectangular applied niello panel and three curling loops of silver wire. The terminal is incised with a triangle; the attachment end splits in two to accommodate the strap. It possesses one complete circular section rivet hole with circular section copper alloy rivet in situ, situated at a middle point and two further damaged rivet holes. The strap end measures 37mm in length and 10mm in width. It has a thickness of 3mm at the attachment end. The highly distinctive scrolls of silver wire on a niello background is found on both strap-ends and hooked tags with a solidly East Anglian distribution (predominantly Norfolk and Suffolk)
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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