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Description: | A cast, copper-alloy strap end in the shape of a bird with a raised head, of medieval date. It has a fan-shaped tail, the feathers delineated by a radiating pattern of shallow grooves. This is attached to the body by a narrower piece with a bevelled upper surface. The body itself is sub-rectangular in shape, has a shallow triangular section and is decorated with a large number of intersecting incised lines representing the feathers. The head of the bird protrudes upwards at a 90 degree angle from the forward end of the body and is decorated on the top with four incised transverse lines. There is a small extension of metal at the back of the head, representing a crest and a pointed protrusion at the front for the beak. The front part of the underside, below the bird's head, is an integral part of the casting: a secondary, thinner plate, forming the second part of the strap attachment, has been added separately. Two small, copper alloy rivets remain in place, one piercing the centre of the tail section and one behind the bird's head. A small portion of the leather strap remains in place between the two plates. The strap end has a dark green patina. It is 53.1mm long, 15.8mm wide and 12.2mm thick. It weighs 14.23gm. An identical strap end can be found on the database at reference SWYOR-CB2705. They may be intended to represent a chicken or a peacock. The strap end may also be related to other strap ends with very three-dimensional terminals such as SWYOR-BA96E5 and DENO-47F426.
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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