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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian strap end. The strap end has a triangular attachment end, which is a notched terminal, the upper plate has broken off, exposing the lower plate. There are two rivet holes through the attachment end, neither retains a rivet. The main body then extends into a tapering sub-rectangular shape. It is decorated with three incised lines just below where the break has occurred on the upper plate. The terminal is rounded and does not have a zoomorphic end. The reverse is flat. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour. The strap end fits Thomas' classification Type B and dates from 700 - 1100.
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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