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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of Early Medieval date (AD 750 ? AD 1000) Thomas Class A, Type 2. Length 39.2mm, width 13.0mm and 1.1mm thick. Weight 3.26g.
The strap end is symmetrical in plan and is lanceolate leaf-shaped. It is solid but near the incomplete attachment end it divides into two plates or leaves to accommodate a strap or girdle that would have been secured by two rivets. The partial edges of both rivets holes have survived. The front face is flat and is mainly decorated with cast curvilinear grooves that form a symmetrical design consisting of lozenge, pointed oval and sub-triangular shapes. Close to the terminal end a contrasting design is formed by a central longitudinal groove flanked on either side by five small grooves all at right angles to the central groove. There is no trace of niello or other decorative material within the grooves. The rear face is flat and plain.
The front face has a light brown patina. The rear face has a similar patina although about half of the surface area is corroded. There is also corrosion around the edges, particularly at the attachment end. | 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: | 750
1000 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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