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Description: | The upper part of a late Saxon silver strap-end with two dome-headed rivets still in situ. The floral ornament on the body of the strap-end is difficult to read but it appears that there are two minute crouching creatures flanking the central, arrow-shaped division where it meets the crescentic frame that contains a three-petalled flower at the top of the strap-end. The strap-end was presumably niello inlaid, but no traces of inlay remain. The back of the object is plain and lightly scratched.Discussion: This strap-end belongs to Thomas's Class A, Type 1 (Thomas 2003), as it has a split end, convex sides and Trewhiddle-style ornament, with a typical beaded border running along the sides of the strap-end. Approximately half of the object is missing and the nature of the break suggests that this happened in antiquity.Dimensions: L 17mm; W 8mm; Weight 1.8 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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