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Description: | A copper alloy zoomorphic nail cleaner strap end dating to AD250-410. The zoomorphic representation has been suggested as depicting a fish (plaice) and this together with the cross on the 'head' suggests possible Christian iconography.At the top, is a single plate (presumably there was a second plate forming the rest of the strap attachment which is now lost) with a rivet hole in the centre Below the remaining attachment plate is a neck with horizontal lines.Below the neck, the strap end curves outwards before curving in towards the bifid terminal. Below the neck, the strap end is decorated with incised line and stamped elements. The edges of the top plate are decorated with a decorative curved line with a quadrilateral shape comprising two chevrons with two dot 'eyes' and a central line with a horizontal line forming a cross. Below the 'head' section of the 'fish' are rows of chevrons on either side of the central line. At the base is a triangular shape just above the bifurcation.Similar strap ends are illustrated in Eckardt, H & Crummy, N, 2006 'Roman' or 'Native' Bodies in Britain: The Evidence of Late Roman Nail-Cleaner Strap-Ends, Oxford Journal of Archaeology 25 (1) p 83 - 103. In terms of the proportion of blade to body and also decorative style this is most similar to a zoomorphic/Christian type no 841 (fig 7, p 97 ibid).
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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