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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy strap end of Early-Medieval date. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, Type 1 with zoomorphic terminal and Trewhiddle style decoration. Roughly one half of the object remains encompassing the zoomorphic terminal and a section of the main body. What remains of the strap end is triangular in shape with the pointed end in the form of a forward facing animal head though the exact features are obscured due to wear. The remaining central panel depicts a crouching quadruped, possibly dragonesque, with its head turned to look back over its shoulder. The reverse is flat and undecorated and the break is worn.The metal has a mid greyish-brown patina and is worn. The strap end is 31mm long, 15.1mm wide, 2.3mm thick and weighs 4.6g.Late Anglo Saxon and Viking strap ends have been classified into several types by Thomas with this example fitting into Thomas' Class A, Type 1 dating broadly from the 8th to 9th centuries.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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