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Description: | A broken fragment of a cast copper-alloy strap end of early-medieval date. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, although as it is broken it is difficult to narrow this down any further for certain. However, the strap end has a stylised animal terminal with one circular eye where a bead of dark blue or black glass remains. Decorative cells above the animal's head are quite wide, suggesting that enamel may have been used as a decorative inlay on the rest of the strap end, which may place it within Thomas' Class 4 strap ends (Thomas 2003). The strap end probably dates from the 9th century, though may be late 8th or early 10th century (Thomas 2003, 2).The remains of the strap end measure 17.96 mm long, 11.2 mm wide, 3.89 mm thick and weigh 2.3 grams. The strap end has a pale brown patina with some wear.
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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