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Description: | Incomplete copper-alloy strap-end made from very worn and corroded purplish metal. It has a rectangular split end with two rivet holes, and the broken remains of a tongue-shaped openwork body, making it an example of Thomas's (2004) Class E Type 1. The decoration comprises a central calyx and flanking tendrils; part of the sides and the terminal are missing. Surviving length 34mm, surviving width 19mm. Thickness 4mm. 10th 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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