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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of early-medieval date. All that remains of the strap end is the zoomorphic terminal which depicts a forward facing animal head with rounded eyes and snub snout. The reverse of the terminal is flat and undecorated.The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is worn. The strap end is 19mm long, 8.3mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 1.6g.This strap end is most probably of Thomas' Class A which dates to the 9th century AD.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database in YORYM-5B7596 and BUC-F8B4D5.
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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