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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap end length 32.3mm, width 6.6mm, thickness 1.9mm weight 1.58g. The strap end is semi circular at the attachment end where it is widest; from the top it tapers gradualy, with a slightly convex side, to the pointed terminal. At the terminal the front has a moulded animal facemask, now very worn. Wear and corrosion obscures any other decoration. The attachment end is slotted and is probably broken as there are no remaining rivet holes. It has a mid-green and brown patina. This is a Thomas class A strap end which dates it to the late 8th to early 10th century, (Thomas, G. (2005) Late Anglo-Saxon & Viking Strap-ends 750-1100, Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 32.)
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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