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Description: | A much abraded cast copper alloy zoomorphic strap end of early medieval (later Anglo-Saxon) date, 800 - 1000 AD. The strap-end is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with two parallel sides which taper from a relatively broad terminal and terminate at the other end in a blunt point. The cross section is sub-rectangular (D shaped) and profile is slightly bowed. The edges of the strap-end are also beveled. It measures 41.3 mm in length, 13.3mm width, is 5.1mm thick, and weighs 13.44 grams. The majority of the strap end is cast as a solid piece, with the exception of the widest part of the terminal which divides, in profile, forming a '
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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STRAP END
Cast copper alloy zoomorphic strap…
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