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Description: | A copper-alloy early medieval strap end dating to the period AD 750-1100. The strap end is Thomas Class B type 1 or 2 and features a wedge-shaped split end, parallel-sided top of the shaft, tapering plate, and zoomorphic terminal. It is sub-triangular in plan.The obverse of the strap end is divided into two sections. The top edge of the shaft is split into two rounded facets with a vertical groove separating two rivet holes, in which the rivets still remain. Halfway down is a slightly raised horizontal moulding, 2.01mm in width, with transverse grooves. The strap end tapers down to the lower half which is decorated with an animal-head terminus, with two triangular ear-like shapes, and what looks like a snout at the very end.The reverse of the strap end has no decoration. The opposite side where the rivets would be attached to has been broken off revealing the circular recesses of each rivet.The strap end is 38.21mm long, 9.70mm wide at its widest point and is 3.14mm thick. It weighs 4.29 grams.
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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