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Description: | Cast copper alloy strap end dating from the late early medieval period, i.e. c. AD800-1000. It is a strap end of Thomas's Class A1. The strap end is complete except for one of the side of the 'split-end' that holds the leather strap in place. It is of pointed oval shape and has a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end, possibly in the shape of a wolf or possibly a hare, as the moulded ears are quite long. The terminal at the attachment end is square. The central panel is filled with a Trewhiddle style animal on a ground of niello. The niello is very worn and weathered and remains as a white crusty material in the grooves around the animal. The animal itself has a thick body, a small head and long legs. There is a palmette motif at the attachment end and two rivet holes.
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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