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Description: | Copper alloy and niello just incomplete Late Early Medieval strap end, with a jagged open end, the underplate of which is missing c.5mm in length.
It is 45.5mm long (probably just incomplete) and 12.5mm wide, weighing 5.55g. It conforms to Thomas' Type A.
The strap end is flat on the underside and rounded at its end opposite the open end, where it taes the form of an animal head. The animal has a long pointed snout (triangular in section) and a prominent brow ridge 2mm thick (although the eyes are not obvious). Behind this are two rectangular ears with rounded corners, 5x4mm, and filled with a ?niello swirl.
Behind the head, which is triangular in shape 9mm wide and 15mm long, the body of the strap end continues to expand in a slight curve. An area has been picked out with niello following the line of the edge, and at the open end it curves inwards, concave-like. The decoration within this area is badly worn and appears rather abstract, probably as a result of wear. It consists of lines, some crossing each other, others not and in no discernable pattern or form. At the very centre the copper alloy patina seems intact, suggesting the niello decoration was on top of this, and has been removed.
Two depressions at the jagged open end suggest rivet holes.
Late 8th century - 10th century. | 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: | 760
1000 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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