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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Anglo-Saxon strap end of Thomas Class E Type 4. Only the split attachment end and upper half of the plate survives intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The surviving fragment is rectangular in form and section, tapering towards old breaks a its base. At the top of the plate is an incomplete split attachment end, missing its outer edge and back face due to old breaks, and with an off-centred circular rivet hole presumably added at a later date to enable continued usage or modification of the object. The back face of the plate is flat and undecorated, while the front face has extensive decorative elements. These comprise an outer border within which is contained a devolved borre style motif, possibly an animal face mask with body formed from two concave sided triangles whose points develop into multi stranded and interlacing motifs. The surviving fragment measures 26.62mm in length, 16.90mm in width, 3.15mm in thickness and 5.50g in weight.This is an incomplete late Anglo-Saxon strap end with Borre style decorative elements on the front face. It finds parallels in Thomas' (2004: pp. 2-3) Class E Type 4 strap ends, which are characterised by this style of decoration and according to Thomas represent insular variations on the Scandinavian Borre style. He adds that typically strap ends of this group are found in fragmentary condition with the lower halves of the plate often missing, as in the current example, possibly as a result of weaknesses in the original model or mould. It is of probable late-9th to 10th century AD date.
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