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Description: | A copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian strap end, Thomas type B4 (Medieval Small Finds Datasheet 32). The strap end is elongated in plan and plano-convex in cross-section. The front of the strap-end is covered with moulded zoomorphic decoration comprising three animal-heads. Each head is the same and resembles a bear with large circular ears, large pellet-shaped eyes and snout. The terminal of the strap-end is formed by one animal head with the snout forming the end-point. The second head is located opposite this looking down towards the attachment end. A row of dots joins the two heads between the ears. The third head looks towards the terminal and is separated from the other two by a narrowed waist. The attachment end is flat, rectangular and contains two rivet holes. The strap-end has a reddish patina.It is comparable to an incomplete example from Meols on the North Wirral coast (David Griffiths, 'Early Medieval Non-Ferrous Metawork', in Griffiths et al, Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast (Oxford: Oxford University School of Archaeology, 2007), p. 73, pl. 9 and no. 329.The style of bears seen on this strap-end are also identical to those seen on some varieties of late Saxon stirrup strap mounts.
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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