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Description: | A cast copper alloy and silver strap-end of early-medieval date. The zoomorphic strap-end measures 39.6mm by 9.5mm by 4.5mm and weighs 8.7g. The narrow end of the slightly tapering strap-end is zoomorphic, moulded to represent a beast's head with backwards pointing ears, seen from above. On the front there is a tapering rectangular silver niello appliqué featuring a vine scroll. The split (wider) end has broken off adjacent to a silver rivet. This strap-end fits most closely into Thomas' Class B and probably dates from the 9th century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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