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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end dating from the 10th or 11th Centuries. The plate is of openwork form, with two circular apertures between three rounded lobes at one end, and a rounded T-shaped hole at the other. The complete end of the item is formed by a horizontal bar with three equally-spaced three dimensional lobes along its length, the central lobe being slightly larger than the two at the corners. Between the circular holes and the T-shaped opening is a single small circular rivet hole that has been filled with corrosion or soil. Towards the broken end, beyond the T-shaped hole, are two transverse ridges in low relief, followed by a notch or rivet hole; this end has been broken and the rivet hole is open. The reverse side is flat; the overall surface is rough and has a medium green patina.Very similar objects are SWYOR-7DBCD4 and BH-587E21 which references Biddle (1990) page 499: classifying the decoration as Winchester style. There seem only to be these examples on the database.Length: 37.5mm; Width: 23.7mm; Thickness: 3.9mm; Weight: 8.3g
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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