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Description: | A very unusual Late Saxon gilt strap-end of abnormal form, reminiscent of an animal head. Transverse grooved between two rivets and the attachment edge, most of which is missing. There is no rebate. Cast counter-relief decoration consists of a large Y-shaped motif inlaid with niello and silver wire, most of which has been lost, a triskele between the upper arms of the Y, a second triskele on one side, and scroll motifs on both sides. Barry Ager notes in email correspondence that the triskele looks vegetal with leafy scrolls a bit like the frames round the apostles on the Tassilo Chalice, which also has a trefoil, though of serpents, on the foot, and that Carolingian strap-ends seem to be fairly uniformly tongue-shaped, but Insular ones of the 9th-10th century are more variable in outline. Length 37mm. Width 18.5mm. Thickness 2.5mm. Weight 7.52g. 9th century.
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