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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Thomas type A1 strap end of the later Early Medieval period, c. 800-1100.The strap end is complete, triangular in plan view with a split end bearing two circular rivets, with the possibility of leather or textile survival inside the split end. The central panel has a Trewhiddle style beast, visible from the rained field of niello. The strap end finishes with a mousehead terminal. The reverse is undecorated.Much of the original surface of the strap end has been lost, with the best areas of preservation the central panel due to the retained niello and he mousehead terminal.
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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