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Description: | A cast copper-alloy strap-end dating to the ninth century, Thomas Class A. The strap-end is an elongated oval in plan. There are two rivet holes at the split end, one with an intact rivet. Below the rivets, the strap-end is decorated with a lozenge pattern contained within a rectangular field. Beneath this are two grooved rectangles and a animal head terminal with elongated snout. See: Thomas, G. 'Late Anglo-Saxon & Viking Strap-ends 750-1100 Finds Research Group AD700-1700' Figure 1.
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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