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Description: | An Anglo-Saxon cast copper alloy strap end dating from about 800-1000 AD. It is of Thomas's Class A. The object is sub oval in plan and sub triangular in cross section. It has been formed from a tongue-shaped strip with a cleft at the sub square captive end which would have held the strap. Decoratively, the strap end is divided into three areas. First, the terminal (or 'snout') which is zoomorphic in design and has pronounced ears which are in the form of upside down C's. The eyes and nose also form the shape of the terminal and are raised. Second, the main body of the strap end has a central abstract zoomorphic figure. A leg and foot are visible but little else is distinguishable. This is enclosed in a sub rectangle; around the outside of this, is a row of annulets. The decoration is in raised metal, the background being filled with a decayed white coloured substance. The third area consists of the palmette design at the attachment end. Between the two iron rivets is a raised vertical line which fans out into two towards the central panel, which widen towards the end. In between these two widened ends is an upright triangle. The rivets may be seen on the back due to corrosion. Parallels on the database for this strap end include PAS record IDs: DUR-1B50E2 and BERK-28A953.Length: 41.1mm; Width: 15.1mm; Thickness: 5mm; Weight: 9.39g
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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