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Description: | Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cast copper alloy strap end; c.9th century (possibly late 8th or early 10th century); Gabor Class A uncertain type. Split proximal end, slightly convex sides, tapering towards the zoomorphic animal head terminal. The main field of decoration is corroded and the decoration unclear but it appears to be silvered down the centre. The animal head tapers and has half-round ears, eyes simply formed by diagonal filed indentations, and pointed snout. Mid-green. Length: 29.4mm, width: 8.5mm, thickness: 2.0mm, weight: 2.11g.
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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