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Description: | An early medieval cast, copper-alloy zoomorphic probable strap end. The strap end consists of a terminal in the form of an animal's head with an elongated snout, pellet eyes and flattened ears. Above the head the strap end widens into an elongated oval shape, the reverse being rebated along much of its length to accomodate the attachment strap. There are three drilled rivet holes, evenly spaced down the length of the attachment plate, all containing rivets in-situ. The upper and lower rivets are of iron and the central one is copper-alloy. There are the remains of the sheet copper-alloy back-plate attached to the lower two rivets.The strap end does not fit easily into any of the Thomas classes but similar types are recorded on the PAS database, SUSS-CC45D4 being the closest parallel. The general style suggests a 10th-11th century date.
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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