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Description: | A fragment from a later early-medieval strap-end of 9th/10th-century date. The fragment comprises the attachment end of a tongue-shaped strap-end. The attachment end itself is recessed on both surfaces; the lower recessed area (L.: 8.0mm) is longer than the upper (L.: 5.9mm). The flaring before the recesses gives the fragment a maximum width of 3.6mm. Within the thinned section are two perforations, albeit misaligned. One is within a corner and has abraded through. The other is closer to the thickened section and further from the corner; the adjacent corner has been lost.. The main thickened section soon narrows to a thickness of 1.5mm. It also tapers from a width of 19.4mm to 17.0mm at the break. The upper surface is decorated with interlacing plaits in low relief. There are pellets in gaps between the plaits. There are two main longitudinal strands which curve up and round the upper corners then down the sides. They are joined by a transverse knot, below which further loops and pellets. The design can perhaps be compared with a similar, but fragmentary, design on a strap-end from Norfolk recorded on this database, ref. NMS-331DF4, but especially one from Lincolnshire, ref. NLM-66E45, and one recorded on UKDFD (ref. 26748). Such decoration is characteristic of Borre style art and is found on Thomas' (2004, 2-3) Class E, Type 4 strap-ends. These strap-ends tend to be found in East Anglia, both in Thomas' experience and with finds recorded on this database. This artefact has corroded to a red-brown colour, largely overlain with a dull-green patina.
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