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Description: | A cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon strap end. The strap end is almost complete apart from the front plate from the split end. The strap end has an elongated shaped, formed from a single plate, which splits at the attachment end. There are two rivet holes through the attachment open, no rivets survive. The front surface has been decorated with an incised zoomorphic design, inside a rectangular border. The terminal of the strap end features a zoomorphic head, complete with ears and eyes. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The strap end fits Thomas' classification Type A and dates from the late 8th century - 1000.
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