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Description: | An Early-Medieval strap-end. The strap-end is made of copper-alloy and has a central decorative field on the upper surface formed of three silver wire swirls set within niello. Two are arranged parallel to each other laterally in line with the length of the strap-end and the third is positioned transversely towards the terminal or nose of the artefact. The swirls are similar to those shown by Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age strap-ends 750-1100: Part 1, The Finds Research Group AD700-1700, Datasheet 32, p.3, fig.1, no.11 although the shape of the strap-ends differs. The form of the strap-end is similar to no.8 and 10 (as above) with a widened almost angled maximum width approximately two-thirds of the way above the terminal of the artefact. At the terminal end two ears have been molded to give the appearance of a beast. The end opposite the snout of the beast is shaped similar to no.4 and 9 (as above) and as with these examples two small circular rivet holes are present one set within each of the lobes either side if the 'v' shaped centre of the split end. The exact diameter of these rivet holes is uncertain as the two rivets survive within the strap-end. This end is referred to as split as the strap-end splits to accommodate the strap which would then have been riveted in place. Weight is 5.4g, length is 37.26mm, maximum width is 11.80mm, thickness is 2.4mm.This artefact is probably of 9th century AD date and is a Class A strap-end, type 5.Thomas, G. describes on page 4 (as above) the concentration of this decorative style, '...fields of niello inlaid with delicate scrolls of silver wire, often formed into S-shapes,...' as having an East Anglian concentration.
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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