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Description: | A Saxon copper alloy strap end. The front face of the object is decorated with a two legged creature with the head turned to one side and the mouth open. The creature's background has been carved out and a trace of silver remains in the hollow above his head. His eye retains the silver inlay also. The design is bordered by two moulded lines above and below. The terminal is in the form of a very simple animal head with two bear like ears. The attachment end is split down 10.04mm and the two rivets are still present The object is 43.93mm long and 9.64mm wide. | 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: | 410
1066 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rosalind Tyrrell | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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