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Description: | Copper alloy strap end that is made from a long tapering, rectangular cross-section rod. The main body is undecorated except for three transverse grooves in the middle. The forward edge is decorated with an animal facemask that has a narrowed snout and three sets of flanged chevrons behind. On the underside of the strap end below animal head is a rectangular patch of iron corrosion with a rectangular patch of lead solder in the centre. This maybe the remains of an iron pin that was secured to the underside of the strap end by lead solder. Attaching a pin to the underside of strap end is seen on other examples recorded on the database, see GLO-8C25F2, this is however an uncommon practice whose purpose is still yet little understood.The attachment end is slotted for the strap with two rivet holes for attachment. This is a Thomas class B type 1 which dates it to the late 8th early 11th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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