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Description: | A small cast copper alloy strap-end, in good condition. The surface is green with little corrosion. The artefact is a narrow rectangle, widening around a perforation near the lower end. The normal slot extends for most of the length of the artefact. The two rivets survive in situ. The main body is decorated on both sides with a typical interlaced animal design within a rectangle, below which is a wheel device, surrounding the perforation. The edges have many small notches; the lower end has a curious design possible representing an animal head. Such artefacts are apparently normally found in Hiberno-Norse Ireland, and date from the 9th to 11th centuries.
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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