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Description: | Fragment of a copper-alloy strap-end of Thomas's Class B, Type 5. Only the lower half survives, and the break is an irregular tear across the centre which has resulted in the loss of the attachment end and the rivets. The surviving part is filled with a single field of interlace in deep counter-relief. It tapers to the slightly raised terminal, which is in the form of an animal's head. The head is neatly modelled, with deep relief ears, pointed-oval eyes, and a nose formed from a double moulding. The reverse is flat and undecorated, apart from an incised faint line around the outer edge. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour; it is pitted and slightly corroded.This strap-end is well made and although an Anglo-Saxon type, may show some influence in its interlace from the Scandinavian Borre style, as it appears to incorporate a free ring. It broadly dates from the 9th or early 10th century.
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