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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-end of early-medieval to medieval date. This strap-end is classifiable as a Thomas Class B (2003, p. 4-5) due to the presence of two animal heads (see below). The suggested date range for Class B strap-ends is late 8th to late 11th/early 12th century AD.The artefact is slender in appearance and tapers gradually from the top to the bottom. The top edge is damaged, the split end having been broken off in antiquity, and only a longitudinal groove surviving in the upper edge. The surviving part of this upper end takes the form of an upward-facing zoomorphic head, with a flat upper surface, angled edges and a recessed circular eye on each side. At the base of this head is a transverse groove. At either end of this groove is a stylised ear, represented by a curved groove which truncates the vertical edge of the strap-end. The long central panel is undecorated but, like the head, bears numerous file marks. The bottom terminal is in the form of a second zoomorphic head which tapers in width at the snout before widening slightly at the end. The features of this second zoomorphic head have been executed in the same way as in the first. The underside of the strap-end is plain and has also been heavily filed.The object measures 36.9mm long, 6.2mm wide and 2.1mm thick. The weight is 2.42g.
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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