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Description: | Cast copper alloy Viking strap junction.The strap union is circular with three circular perforations evenly spaced leaving three arms radiating from the centre to the outer edge. It is slightly domed and the arms are hollow backed. Part of the outer edge has broken away at the edge of one of the perforations.The arms are raised above the edge of the piece and have rounded, slilghtly bulbous terminals. They have incised decoration which is the same on each arm. In the centre of the three arms is a triangle. At the terminals the decoration appears to be in the form of a human with the head at the terminal and the legs nearer to the centre. It is represented with lines. There is a small dot on each side of the 'human'.This item is some form of a strap junction and would have had three arms or socketed hook fittings connected in each of the three holes. LIN-F29FC4 is a similar example and that example has two of the socketed hooks remaining.Dr Kevin Leahy writes: This object may be compared to an example from Vastergotland, Sweden (Bersu and Wilson 1966, 75, Pl. XVIII C). The Swedish find is more complete and still retained the three attached strap ends. It is decorated in the Viking Borre Style.
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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