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Description: | A probably Early Medieval cast copper alloy strap end. In plan the strap end is an elongated triangle, and in profile it is flat and appears to be one sheet. It has decoration on the upper plate, but it is in poor condition and may consist of an interlace design with the terminal of the strap end forming a zoomorphic head. There are two small circular cells, either representing eyes or ears. The reverse is undecorated. The strap end may be incomplete has usually they divide into two sheets in profile and have rivet holes to fix the leather to the strap end. The strap end has traces of a dark green patina; otherwise the surface is heavily abraded. In length it is 33.66mm, 9.26mm wide and 1.66mm thick. It weighs 2.5g.
The strap end is dated to the Early Medieval. Thomas (2003 ?Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100: Part 1? Finds Research Group Datasheet 32) suggests it is a Type A, suggesting it dates to the 9th to 10th centuries. | 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
1000 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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