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Description: | Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy strap end, 50mm long, 17mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 7.99 grams. The object is sub rectangular in form with rounded ends and consists of two plates welded together. The upper surface is decorated, begining with a relief carved animal head which takes up almost one third of its length. It has a flat nose, circular eyes with two large rounded ears above. next is an area of interlace knotwork which is contained in an incised border. The knotwork terminates in a triangle protrusion and either side of this is a stylised beast in a traingular form. The decoration terminates with a semi-circular border. At the top of the object are two circular fixing holes which are bordered on the lower side by a semi-circular indentation. Between this and the main decoration is a chevron shaped incised line. The reverse of the object is plain and the upper half has broken off. | 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: | 850
1066 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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