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Description: | Near complete cast and sheet copper-alloy zoomorphic composite strapend of Medieval date. The exact composition of the strapend isn't clear due to corrosion but consists of two outer sheets, a spacer and a zoomorphic terminal. The terminal may form part of the spacer or one of the sheets. The plates are elongated rectangles in plan and below this main body of the strapend the the plates and spacer narrow to form a neck below which is the decorative terminal. The terminal is in the form of an animal head with ears, eyes and nose moulded in relief the same on both sides and a flat tri-lobe projection, possibly a stylized fleur-de-lys projecting from between the two heads to form a finial. The surviving 'spacer' plate is solid and presumably was longer when the fitting was complete to leave room for the attachment of the strap between the two sheet plates. The remains of a corroded ferrous rivet can be seen on one face just below the point of the break. The strapend has a deep green patina. This fitting is dated c.1200-1400.
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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