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Description: | Large body fragment of a 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. Only the centre of the the strap end survives; the lower half and part of the top and the 'split-end' that holds the leather strap in place are missing. It is of pointed oval shape and has a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end, possibly in the shape of a wolf, hound or possibly a hare. The terminal at the attachment end is square. The central panel is filled with a Trewhiddle style animal, probably on a ground of niello. The niello is extremely worn and weathered only very fragments of it are still visible. 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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