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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap end length 33mm, width 12mm, thickness 4.5mm, weight 5.09g. The split attachment end with a single rivet hole in the centre there is an iron rivet still in place. From the attachment end the first third of the object tapers to a width of 6mm The remaining two third is moulded in the form of an animal head, which gently tapers to the snout. There are ridges for the eyes and nostrils otherwise all decoration is obscured by corrosion. The underside is plain. The artefact is covered all over with green corrosion product which overlays dark red-brown metal. This is an early-medieval style of strap end and corresponds with Thomas Class B dating from the late 8th century to the end of the 11th century (Thomas 2003, 6). Gabor Thomas Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-age strap-ends 750-1100. Parts 1 and 2 Finds Research Group 700-1700, Datasets 32-33.
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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