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Description: | An Anglo-Saxon strap-end (Thomas Class B, Type 5), made of two sheets of cast copper-alloy, with two copper-alloy rivets still in situ. One of the rivets is posited near to the open end of the strap end, whilst the other rivet is situated near to the other terminal. The main part of the strap end is sub-rectangular in shape, with a rounded knop terminal. The terminal does not look zoomorphic. The terminal extends from the rounded end of the strap end; there is a collar around the terminal and then the knop. The main body and reverse are undecorated, albeit for the two rivet, which have flat, circular heads on both sides. There is a mid whitish-grey corrosion product in-between the two sheets of copper alloy which make up the strap end. The piece is complete with little wear. There is some corrosion and some pitting of the original surface, which is dark greyish-green in colour. The piece dates from between AD750 and 1100. A similar strap-end can be seen in Thomas 2003 (see reference below). | 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: | 750
1100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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