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Description: | A copper-alloy strap-end dating from the Early-Medieval period. It is an elaborate example of Thomas's class A type 1 (Trewhiddle style). The central panel contains a Trewhiddle-style beast and there is a palmette at the attachment end like on other Class 1 type A examples, but the closed end has extra decoration before the zoomorphic terminal. The central panel tapers to a point between two teardrop-shaped panels which project from the edges of the strapend slightly; these are where ears would normally be on a strap-end of this type. It then continues towards the terminal and opens out into an ovoid panel decorated with a forked line. The 2 fixing holes are still in place at the top of the strap-end, but the back plate in this area is missing. It has a length of 39.33mm, width 9.76mm, thickness 3.83mm, weight 5.43g.For reference 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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