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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon strap end, Class A, Type 1 (Thomas, 2003, p2). The spilt end strap end has a single copper-alloy rivet through the butt end. The central panel is quite worn but some trewhiddle style animal decoration is still visible. In between some parts of the body are traces of niello inlay remaining. The strap end terminates in an en-face animal head. The animal has naturalistic features with a pointed snout, small indentations for the eyes and long rounded ears. The length of the strap end is 35.6mm, the width is 7.9mm and the weight is 2.94g. | 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
899 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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