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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap end length 35mm, width 7mm, thickness 3mm, weight 2.2g. Sub-oval shape, the sides are slightly convex and a pointed terminal. The terminal has an animal facemask, corrosion has removed most of the detail but triangular ears are still visible. The main decoration consists of a series of linear markings all in niello. At the rear are three triangles all surround by niello. The attachment end is slotted for the strap, with two rivet holes which are encrusted in iron corrosion. The underside is plain. The artefact is heavily corroded resulting in the loss of all detail. This is a Thomas class A which dates it to the late 8th early 10th century Thomas G, 2005, Late Anglo-Saxon & Viking Strap-ends 750-1100 Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 32.
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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