|
Date: |
|
Description: | A slightly corroded early-medieval cast copper-alloy strap-end of Thomas Class B, Type 2 (Trewhiddle style). A broadly 9th-century date can be suggested for this artefact (Thomas 2003, 4). The strap-end is slightly bent and abraded at the attachment end but otherwise survives complete. At the split attachment end a pair of silver rivets survive in place (see 'Notes', below). As is common, the attachment end is wedge-shaped (W.: 12.05mm). The terminal is cusped with the abrasions affecting one side. A field is delineated below the rivet holes with its top edges curving to follow the curved corners above the rivets. The decoration is moulded in low relief consisting of curves and a trefoil. A short, narrowed mid-section (W.: 6.55mm) is delineated between the field and the terminal by a pair of transverse incisions at its junction with these two elements. The terminal is in the usual form of a moulded animal head (L.: c. 15.1mm, max. W.: 7.55mm). The ears, eyes and nose are all delineated in detail; the sub-triangular ears have a punched inverted 'V' at their tops. The artefact now has a deep, dark brown colour.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
Strap end
A slightly corroded early-medieval cast…
-
STRAP END
A slightly corroded early-medieval cast…
-
STRAP END
A slightly corroded early-medieval cast…
-
-
-
-
Strap end
A worn and corroded early-medieval…
-
STRAP END
An early-medieval cast copper-alloy strap-end,…
-
-
|