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Description: | A damaged and incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of late Early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. This piece is classified as a Thomas Type A strap end (G. Thomas; 2003) and dates from the late 8th to late 10th/early 11th century AD.The strap-end is tongue-shaped and consists of two plates which have probably been soldered together. The upper part of the upper plate and a small portion of the upper part of the back plate are missing. This end would originally have been vertically split and had two sewing holes for attachment to the strap. The upper surface of the strap-end is almost entirely occupied by a cast pattern of interlace decoration of distinctly 'Celtic' appearance. The bottom end takes the form of a crudely-executed zoomorphic head. At the top of the head are two sub-circular indentations - probably the ears - and at the bottom is a horizontal groove, which probably represents the nose. No other features are visible.The object measures 37.6mm long, 11.6mm wide and 1.4mm thick. The weight is 2.87g.
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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