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Description: | A worn, corroded and damaged early-medieval copper-alloy strap-end of Thomas's Class B, Type 1. The split attachment end is wedge-shaped (W.: 9.8mm) with a double perforation; both rivets have been lost, with one of the holes having been abraded through. The split extends for c. 13.85mm. The attachment end itself is slightly cusped, i.e. shaped to curve around the attachment holes and with a small point between.On the upper surface of the upper split is an incised field with curved ends that meet in a point towards the attachment end. Within the border is a broadly S-shaped motif, perhaps a rudimentary animal. At the opposite end is a animal-head terminal (L.: c. 10.5mm; W.: c. 6.65mm), seemingly plain and without any moulded or delineated features. The head is decorated with a groove in saltire in which a silver inlay survives for the most part. The body is also decorated with inlaid silver bands - six transverse grooves in total, with only one half filled. The lower surface of the body is very slightly concave.A broadly 9th-century date can be suggested for this artefact (Thomas 2003, 4). It now has a dark grey colour with areas of mid-green corrosion product. The attachment end has been bent downwards in profile.
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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