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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-end dating from the Early-Medieval period. It is Trewhiddle style, Thomas's class A type 1. It tapers in to a pointed end which is now worn and corroded but which was probably originally a zoomorphic terminal. The faint remains of a dragon or mythical creature are still visible as the design, picked out in niello. The attachment end is missing. It has a dark green patina. It has a length of 28.42mm, width 10.77mm, thickness 2.95mm, weight 3.14g.A complete similar example is NMS-CBC285 on the PAS database or see The Finds Research Group AD700-1700, datasheets 25-40, no 32 p. 2-3. It dates from the 9th century.
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