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Description: | Early Medieval cast copper alloy strap end of Thomas Class B Type 1. The strap end has a slightly flared attachment end then straight sides to the zoomorphic terminal. The attachment end is split to take the strap but the back plate is lost to an old break. There are two circular attachment holes at the attachment end and the upper edge is shaped into two cusps over the holes with a more pointed lobe in the centre.There are incised lines running down parallel to the sides between the edge and the holes for a short distance from the upper edge. Between the incised lines and the edges are several regularly spaced transverse incised lines. Below this the piece is plain until a raised transverse collar just below the split. the collar is more prominent on the front. there is then a further plain area to the terminal. At the top of the terminal are two incised transverse lines running across the front, below these the front and sides are molded into projecting triangular ears and a brow ridge which runs across the width of the front. An incised chevron runs from the centre of this brow ridge to meet the sides at the top of the terminal, further short transverse lines below the ears further emphasise them. At the brow ridge the terminal narrows abruptly then tapers outwards then back in to form the eyes below which point it again steps in at the sides before expanding out slightly to the straight ended nose.The nose is further divided from the rest of the head by an incised transverse line across the front at the point it steps inwards. The eyes are emphasised by a pair of incised diagonal lines on each side which run from just above the widest point to the transverse line marking the nose.It is 38.1mm long, 7.2mm wide by 1.8mm thick at the terminal and 9.0mm wide by 1.0mm thick at the attachment end. It weighs 3.08 grams.Thomas suggests this type was introduced during the latter 8th or 9th century and remained popular into the 11th (Thomas 2003:4)
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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