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Description: | Possibly a fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy Quoit Brooch Style strap end (c. 410-c. 500).This flat strip has a tri-lobed terminal at one end. At the opposite end, the sides narrow evenly to an oblique break. The front is decorated with engraved or incised grooves, some forming an equilateral triangle. Close to the centre of the tri-lobed terminal there are the remains of a copper-alloy rivet, circular in cross section with a diameter of 1.42mm.The front and rear have a dark green patina with small areas of corrosion. At the front there are traces of a white metal coating, probably silver. The rivet is reddish brown.'The trefoil form of the terminal reminds me of Quoit Brooch Style strap-ends, a little like the examples from Croydon and Pewsey (S. Suzuki, 2000, The Quoit Brooch Style and Anglo-Saxon Settlement, Boydell, figs. 18-19). But I'm afraid the object is too fragmentary to be entirely certain that that is what it is. A fair possibility all the same, though' (pers. comm. Barry Ager, The British Museum, 30/08/2013).Height: 16.36mm; width: 8.73mm; thickness of plate: 0.95mm; overall thickness: 2.80mm. Weight: 0.67g.
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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