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Description: | Copper alloy strap end, complete but for the upper leaf of the bifurcation. Terminal in the form of an animal's head, with raised oval nostrils and inset curving lines representing the eyes. The main panel bears incised decoration consisting of a Trewhiddle style animal its neck crossing the body to face towards the terminal, its foot beneath its body. At the back of its head is a loop representing a crest. Its tail may terminate in a small animal's head. The animal's body is covered with small dot-like marks. The incised lines are inlaid with a vitreous material, now white, which may have been enamel. In addition to the usual two rivet holes this strap end has a third, smaller hole.
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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