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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy strap end of Early-Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian date, about AD 800 - 1000. The strap end is of Thomas' Class B, Type 5 with an interlace design and a zoomorphic terminal. The strap end is rectangular in plan with a pointed closed end terminating in a rounded knop. The attachment end is incomplete and is broken. The strap end is cast in one piece.The zoomorphic terminal is very worn and devolved. The rounded terminal is the snout, with a collar above it. The eyes are hardly visible, but there are clear pointed oval ears along the angled sides of the pointed end. The front panel is decorated with an interlaced design within an incised border. The strands are depicted with incised lines which are a dark grey colour. The reverse of the strap end is flat and undecorated.The metal has a red colour with a patchy green patina, and is worn. The strap end is 40.9mm long, 12.2mm wide, 2.7mm thick and 4.95g.Compare number 18 on page 5 of THomas's FRG Datasheet number 32, and also YORYM-B001D5 which cites a similar example in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan, p.73, pl.9, no.331.
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