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Description: | An incomplete and a little damaged copper alloy Middle/ Late Early-Medieval (800-1000) strap-end of Thomas class A type 2 (A2; Patterned), with a transverse crack across the middle of the strap-end and two worn-through rivet holes (c.2.5mm diameter) at the open end. It is slightly bent. The strap-end measures 35.91mm in length, weighing 2.61g.The strap-end has a split end (8.89x1.96mm) and convex sides (max.11.16mm narrowing to 4.2mm at the zoomorphic terminal).Rather worn now, the only visible features of the zoomorphic terminal are the rectangular grooves defining the ears. The snout is curved. Behind is one long panel with grooved decoration comprising a curve with an inverted V set inside, each pairing stacked on top of each other. This decoration is mirrored in the short panel at the attachment end, below the rivet holes.The patina is to the reverse and across the panels is smooth and dark brown in colour.Thomas (2003, p.2) comments that Type 2 strap-ends are a diverse type encompassing a range of non-representational curvilinear and geometric patterns, dominating the cheaper end of the strap-end market. Class A strap-ends 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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