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Description: | Copper alloy strap end whose main section is made from a long and thin, oval cross-section rod that is decorated with three sets of double recessed bands. The forward edge is decorated with an animal facemask. The attachment end is expanded and slotted for the strap, there is a single copper alloy rivet in place. This is a Thomas class B type 1 which dates it to the late 8th early 11th century.Thomas G, 2005, Late Anglo-Saxon & Viking Strap-ends 750-1100 Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 32.
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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