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Description: | Copper alloy strapend of Thomas' Class G (2004: fig. 5, no. 37). Cast openwork mount comprising a single serpentine body coiled back on itself in an S-shape or figure of eight pattern. A stepped lug at one end may have represented a head in this scheme, with a triangular projection at the other end either another head, spur or wing. The finder kindly identifies the decoration as of Urnes style (c.1000-1100), while the reddish tint is a common feature of Viking Age metalwork. Suggested date: later Early Medieval, 1000-1100.This Anglo-Scandinavian strap end can be paralled by WMID-6A7F06 and BH-873FF2, the type also being known in Lindsey (Kevin Leahy 'The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey' 2007, Fig. 27, Nos. 6 and 9).Length: 36.5mm, Width: 15.5mm, Thickness (at 'head'): 6.2mm, Weight: 5.67gms.
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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