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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-end of late Early-medieval to medieval date. The style of this piece exhibits late Viking Ringerike and Urnes art-influences moulded with Romanesque elements, which points towards an 11th to 12th century date.The object is roughly tongue-shaped, tapering from a flat plate at the top, to a large three-dimensional zoomorphic head at the base. The plate is decorated with an incised vertical wavy line and has a line border on each vertical side. Situated close to the horizontal top edge are two small circular rivet holes, one containing a small copper-alloy rivet. The head has large sub-oval eyes and a creased brow which tapers into an upturned snout. The ears are swept back and the mouth is open, the tongue protruding from beneath the lips. The underside of the head is hollow.The strap-end measures 50.1mm long, 13.2mm wide and 7.2mm thick. The weight is 9.51g.
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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