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Description: | A decorated copper alloy strap-end with a projecting D sectioned end loop, dating to the later Anglo-Saxon period. The strap-end is rectangular in section and rectangular in shape with contoured sides. The split end has two horizontal rows of three rivets, emphasised by a groove encircling each; there is also a fragment of silver plate adhering to this area; the main body of the strap-end is divided into two fields separated by a further two horizontal rows of three rivets with encircling grooves. Each field has a central, rectangular gilded and ribbed cell. These are flanked by single thin, vertical cells of niello or silver. At the base of the strap-end, a D-sectioned end loop extends with a circular perforation. The circular perforation is blocked with iron corrosion suggesting that it was originally pierced by an iron bar. The underside of the strap-end is plain although the four rows of rivets are visible.
No close parallel can be found for the strap-end, although an example from North Pickenham in Norfolk (Thomas, 2004) possesses similar panels of ribbed gilding and Thomas' Class F of strap-ends have a number of features in common, including the scalloped edges and fields of decoration. It has been suggested that this object represents a hybridisation of two classes of Anglo-Saxon dress fittings, the hooked tag and the strap-end. | 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
999 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Philippa Walton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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