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Description: | A large cast copper-alloy, long, tongue-shaped strap-end. The upper end has a slot to take the strap; the rear leaf is missing. There are several perforations for rivets or thread, of which two are unbroken. The artefact is very worn. The obverse has a crudely-made design resembling a palm-tree or a centipede. Borre interlace of the 'Vertebral ring chain' type. The reverse is decorated around the edge with small stamped ring-and-dots. This artefact dates to the tenth century.
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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