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Description: | Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Thomas class A type 2 strap end. Cast in copper alloy the strap end is sub-rectangular in plan. The attachment end is comprised of a split with two rivet holes - only one of the copper alloy rivets survives. The uper surface is decorated with a cast interlace design and terminates in a stylised animal head. The reverse of the strap end is plain and undecorated. It has a mid-green patina, and the reverse an area of brown, possibly from iron staining. It is 31.75mm long, 8.56mm wide, 1.78mm thick and weighs 2.2 grams.
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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