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Description: | Copper alloy with white metal inlayStrap End. Cast zoomorphic strap end with a pair of stitching holes at its bifurcated belt end and a beast head terminal at the other. The terminal bears drilled pits representing eyes and nostrils or ear-holes, with the contours of the snout schematically represented by four triangular wedge-shaped cut-outs. A bordered field in the broader part of the plate bears a panel of simple curvilinear incised lines outlining a body and legs or claws retaining dull off white inlay. The style is Middle Saxon, though the zoomorphic features are more abstract than on most examples viewed by this reporter. Heavily worn in antiquity. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 750-850.Length: 41.9mm, Width: 13.5mm, Thickness: 2.2mm, Weight: 4.93gms.
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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