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Description: | A worn early-medieval cast copper-alloy strap-end of Thomas Class B, Type 1. The attachment end is wedge-shaped and split (max. W.: 7.8mm), but the terminal has snapped off. The upper layer has snapped diagonally, leaving half of one perforation for a rivet. The bottom layer has snapped off horizontally but outlines the base of the two perforations. The field of the attachment end is decorated with three circular facets; two are centred and vertically aligned, the third to the left of the centre. A possible fourth would be in the missing section (creating a pair). The base of the attachment end is marked by a pair of transverse markings. These are no longer raised, but can be seen as bands of corrosion. Beyond, the strap-end tapers very gradually before terminating in a small moulded animal-head terminal (W.: c. 2.5mm). The zoomorphic terminal features curved removals to its edges which suggest eyes and a snout. In cross-section the strap end is oval-shaped. In profile (max. main body thickness: 3.5mm) one can see that the strap end thins then the head of the animal (thickness 3mm) is slightly raised and moulded. The attachment end is much thinner that the rest of the strap end (thickness 2.4mm) and is gently curved. Whilst the oval sectioned shaft is reminiscent of Class C strap ends, the zoomorphic terminal and the width:length ratio (of 1: 4.5) suggests Class B Type 1, and includes both the transverse line and circular facet decoration. Class B Type 1 strap ends date from the late 8th century to the 11th century AD and are widely distributed in South and South-Eastern England (Thomas 2003, 4). The object is covered in a brown corrosion with patches of a green patina. Around the zoomorphic end the metal has split twice into sub-circular tears, and there are smaller straight tears on the reverse side at the attachment end.
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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