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Description: | Middle Saxon copper alloy strap end of Thomas' (2003) Class A, of perhaps type 1. There are two iron rivets at the split end and a fragment of silver sheet attached to the front face may be the head of a secondary rivet though its end is not visible on the reverse. There may be a fan-shaped field containing a foliate motif, but much is obscured here by decayed iron. The front of the main body, flanked by grooves which are linked to the sides by short transverse grooves, is now rather uncertain in its decoration. It appears to be blank but is most likely to be inlaid with niello in the Trewhiddle style, the enamel now being of very similar colour to the metal. The animal-head terminal has a rounded muzzle and eys and large ears. Length 34.5mm. Width 11.5mm. Thickness 3mm. 9th century.
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