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Description: | An early-medieval cast copper-alloy strap-end (Thomas Class A, Type 2) of sub-rectangular form which tapers towards the tip. The strap-end made from a solid piece of copper alloy with a split terminal at the attachment end. Both sides of the split have two perforations, both od which are now broken. The upper surface of the strap-end is decorated with geometric patterns, now worn.Below is a zoomorphic terminal: two deep linear incisions above the terminal depict ears. Below the end is moulded to form an animal's head, with a narrowing to form the snout. The reverse has no decoration. Thomas (2003, 2) dates Class A early-medieval strap-ends between c. 775 and c. 925 AD.The strap is 47.5mm long, 12.5,, wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 4.73 grams.
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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