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Description: | Incomplete Middle Saxon to Late Saxon copper alloy strap end, almost all of the split end missing. Thomas' (2003) Class A. A rectangular panel inlaid with grey material probably decayed niello, lies between two grooves running parallel to the sides. Transverse lines, engraved rather than moulded, run between the grooves and the sides. On the brow of the animal-head terminal there is a triangular groove that may also have been inlaid. The eyes consist of lateral lobes with blind-drilled holes that were probably inlaid, perhaps with glass. The snout expands slightly to its straight (and damaged) end. Extant length 21.5mm. Width 9mm. 9th century.
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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