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Description: | A copper alloy early medieval Class A type 2 (A2; Patterned) strap-end, with remants of the two rivets. It measures 44.28mm in length, 9.20mm at its widest, 3.67mm at its thickest, and weighs 4.76g.The strap-end tapers slightly from the top end, has a split end, slightly convex sides and a zoomorphic terminal. The zoomorphic terminal is at the narrowest end which has a raised and rounded point snout 5.02mm wide with two sub-rectangular areas separated by a groove representing the ears. The right ear has remains of a smaller circular incision cut into it to accentuate the outer and inner parts of the ear. The left ear is too worn to decipher any details. The entire head of the animal is approximately 12.16mm in length.The panel behind the head begins with a semi-circular groove to separate the two parts. The decorated panel is the remaining 32.13 mm long section of the strap end, and is comprised of geometric circular and spiral patterns within an outer frame. There are three main raised spiral motifs that make up the panel, with sub-triangular sections in between.The open split end is the widest part of the strap end. In each corner is a rivet hole, c.2.11mm in diameter, in which two halves of the rivets remain. To the reverse (which is undecorated) the rivet holes are open as the rivets are broken and do not join the split ends.Thomas (2003, p.2) comments that Type 2 strap-ends dominate the cheaper end of the strap-end market, and encompass a range of non-representational curvilinear and geometric patterns. They probably extend a little either side of the 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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