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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Early Medieval strap end of Thomas's Class A type 2 dating from the late 8th to early 10th century. It is an oval plate with a squared off end (the other end is broken). The complete end is in the form of a zoomorphic snout terminal with incised features. he terminal is very flat rather than moulded. The main body of the strap end is decorated with incised panels of geometric decoration. The attachment end is missing having broken off, but the break is patinated. Thomas comments that this type of strap end dominates the cheaper end of the strap-end market. See FRG Datasheet number 32.
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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