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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy strap-end of Early-medieval date (AD 870-1000). The object is a Thomas' Class E, Type 3 as distinguished by the presence of a central longitudinal rib. The strap-end is roughly tongue-shaped, but is now broken and worn along the upper edges. The attachment end is flattened. The body of the strap-end is decorated on the front with a raised undecorated rib, flanked by incised ring and dot decoration spaced irregularly along its length; eight ring-and-dot motifs survive to either side of the rib. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal is dark green and has a worn and pitted patina. There is a minor amount of retained silver guilt on the front of the object.
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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