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Description: | Early Saxon cast copper alloy strap-end, broken across the split attachment end, most of which is missing. From the surviving close of the split the body is of rectangular section but soon turns triangular, resulting in a sharp Y-shaped arris on the front, the whole tapering steadily to a sharp point. Surviving length 25mm. Width 11mm. 2.5mm thick. Weighs 3.29g. This unusual piece must be related to 6th-century bayleaf shaped strap-ends frequently found in Kent but rarely elsewhere in England (Parfitt and Brugmann Mill Hill, Deal 1997, 75; Evison Buckland 1987, 90).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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