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Description: | A complete copper alloy strap end dating to the early medieval period, c. AD 750 to AD 950.The strap end is sub-triangular in plan with slightly bulging sides and made up of two pieces of sheet copper alloy soldered together. There are two circular perforations at the straight end of the triangle and these go through both sheets of copper alloy. There is an incised chevron design which points upwards between the two perforations. There is then a thin border before the main design which features the profile of some sort of animal, possibly a dog or hare. The head of the creature points towards the perforations with the mouth open and a small circle for the eye. The neck of the animal is slender and extends down to the body which has two large feet. The tail points upwards from the body. Surrounding the animal there appears to be the remains of a different material which is pale yellow in colour and may have been enamel. There is a collar between the animal panel and the point of the strap end. The terminal has a zoomorphic form, a downward facing head, possibly of a mouse where the top of the head faces forward. There is a border running around the front of the object which consists of short, outwardly radiating lines. The back of the strap end is flat and undecorated. There is a slight backwards bend at the end of the strap end near the two rivet holes and there is only part of the attachment present.Thomas (2003) lists strap ends of this type as a Class A, Type 1 - the Trewhiddle style. The animal design is characteristic of finds of strap ends from the area previously covered by the kingdom of Northumbria. Thomas dates similar strap ends to the period AD 750 to 1100 but this class probably date to around the 9th century.Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database including DUR-5223F0 which is nearly identical.
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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