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Description: | An extremely corroded and incomplete probable Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon strap end, dating to c. AD 750-1100. Although the strap end is in a poor state, it is likely that it is of Thomas Class A and would have had a split end, now missing. The remains of the strap end consist of a tapering plate with a possible zoomorphic terminal; both elements are mostly intact, with an old break near to where the split end would have been. Small fragments of niello inlay are visible, although the design is illegible due to severe corrosion on the outer surface. The reverse surface is undecorated and flat. The strap end is rough and uneven with a reddish-brown colour. It measures 41.1 mm long, 16.2 mm maximum width (near split-end), 8.9 mm wide (at zoomorphic head), approximately 4 mm maximum thickness and weighs 9.1 grams. Cf. Thomas 2003, p. 3, fig. 1.
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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