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Description: | Cast copper alloy tongue-shaped strap-end; recessed attachment end with scalloped upper edge pierced by a row of five dome-headed copper alloy rivets (central one missing); the central panel of decoration which is cast in heavy relief is enclosed within a raised outer border; the decoration which is based upon a formalised geometric acanthus design, consists of a central concave-sided cross, each arm has foreshortened terminals which end in rectangular lobes provided with internal transverse grooves; the centre of the cross is occupied by a diamond-shaped boss with an engraved cross on its upper surface; the upper and lower cross terminals issue acanthus leaves, the upper bifuricates into two separate fronds while the lower forms a broad palmette leaf; the front surface is heavily gilded, though patches of invasive corrosion obscure the gilt in places; the reverse has a heavily silvered finish, worn away in places; through the silvering has been engraved a crude design consisting of two crosses, places one above the other; the larger of the two has T-shaped projections extending from its side arms; further engraved lines also enclose this larger cross though it is difficult to reconstruct the intended patterns as the silvering has worn away in this region. This is a fine example of continental Carolingian strap-end of which the closest parallels survive in Scandinavian graves. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 800
900 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Gabor Thomas | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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