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Description: | An Early Medieval cast copper alloy strap end. In plan the strap end is an elongated oval with convex sides, a zoomorphic moulded terminal. In profile it is flat and is cast as one piece with the terminal opposite the zoomrphic moulding splitting forming a '>' in profile. There is a circular rivet hole on the upper and lower plate at this terminal. The strap end is decorated on the upper plate firstly with the moulded zoomorphic design which has a snub snout and prominent eyes. The strap end is narrowed behind the moulded head before expanding unto the body of the strap end. The body is decorated with incised patterns, firstly with a panel of two elongated sub pointed ovals side by side, and then a narrowed rectagnular panel of irregular cross-hatching. The reverse is undecorated. The strap end is complete and has a well developed shiny dark brown patina. In length it is 40.04mm, 10.64mm wide and 3.96mm thick. It weighs 7.1g. The strap end is dated to the Early Medieval. Thomas (2003 'Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100: Part 1' Finds Research Group Datasheet 32) suggests it is a Class A Type 2 which is the type 'dominating the cheaper end of the strap end market' whose features are curvilinear of geomtric designs. , suggesting it dates to the late 8th to 10th centuries.
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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