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Description: | An Early-Medieval copper-alloy strap-end.The strap-end is intact and in good condition. The long sides bow outwards, the object reaching a maximum width one third of the way down; below this, the sides gradually straighten, converging towards the basal terminal. The strap-end bifurcates at the top, forming a strap slot with scalloped upper edge and two pairs of opposing rivet holes. An incised panel of cross hatching covers the upper surface of the body, with a concavity at the centre of its upper end. Below this panel, a series of punched arcs represent the ears of a forward-facing zoomorphic head, of which the terminal is comprised. The remainder of the facial features, including the eyes and snout, are moulded.Length: 41.5mm; width: 9.5mm; thickness: 1.6mm. Weight: 3.2g.This is an example of Gabor Thomas's Class A, Type 2 strap-ends, which are characterised by both their shape and their geometric patterns (Thomas 2003: 2). Class A strap-ends are thought to have been made in the period spanning the late 8th to 10th centuries (ibid.)
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