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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap end of Gabor Thomas Class A of early medieval circa 9th century in date. This example measures 32.3mm in length and 10.2mm in width, with a tapering zoomorphic terminal end.
The attachment end is missing due to an old break. Interestingly on the back face there are two parallel rivets through the strap end just behind the zoomorphic temrinal, the rest of the back plate, which appears to have been split down to this point, is then missing.
The front face is decorated with an incised curvilinear pattern, possibly of the trewhiddle style, which could further classify it as Thomas Class A type 1. The design seems to be zoomorphic depicting inter-twined animals.
The terminal is a mouse or bat like animal head. It has oval shaped ears and a very short square snout. | 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
900 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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