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Description: | DescriptionIncomplete middle Anglo-Saxon silver strap-end which appears distorted, as if by heat. The attachment end is U-shaped, with a straight split end with two empty circular rivet holes. This end is decorated with a groove down either side, and within is an indistinct motif, perhaps a cross or plant, made up from relief curvilinear lines. The attachment end is separated from the terminal by a narrow circular-section waist, decorated in the round (on the reverse as well) with two to three transverse grooves forming a short ribbed area. Below, the strap-end flares out again into a rough lozenge shape. There is more distortion and damage here, and no decoration can be seen. This end is lumpy, with some green copper corrosion. The tip appears to be raised and facetted but not formed into a coherent animal head; the very end is missing.Dimensions41.3mm long, 11.2mm wide, 4.2mm thick. Weight 6.2g.DiscussionThis object can be compared with NARC677, a similarly shaped and decorated gilded silver strap-end found at Long Buckby, Northants. This is incomplete, but has the remains of decoration (including one or more runes) both above and below the narrowed waist (TAR2000, no. 40, p. 32). NARC677 has been dated to the 8th century. Another example is IOW-86D066, a copper-alloy strap-end with an engraved cross on both faces of the lower half. The group may be related to Thomas's Class D, which is thought to have a date-range including the 9th and 10th centuries (Thomas 2003, 6).DateEarly-Medieval (8th-10th century)
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