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Description: | Copper alloyStrap End. Cast zoomorphic strap end, with the broader end split to receive a strap and with two stitching holes of diameter 2mm. At the broad end, a pelta-shaped panel contains a trilobate motif, which is separated from a further panel of interlace ornament where the object achieves its greatest width. Further symmetrical curvilinear decoration includes recurrent paired eye or nostril motifs, and the narrow end may be intended to suggest the snout of a beast. Suggested date: early Medieval, 750-850.Length: 32.2mm, Width: 10.6mm, Thickness: 1.6mm, Weight: 2.24gms.
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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