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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy strap end of the early medieval period, dating to AD750-1100. The strap end is of Thomas' Class E, Type 1: Winchester Style. The decoration is derived from 'inhabited plant scroll' and consists of an openwork design of simplified leaves which symmetrically branch from a central line, and twist down the edges. There is a central circle as part of the design which sits between the middle leaves. The reverse is plain. The strap tapers slightly, as it would originally have been tongue shaped. The break at the end is quite worn, and the object as a whole is a little worn itself. There are three iron rivets placed evenly in the recessed bar above the decoration, which are brown in colour and a little corroded. The surface is green.The strap end measures 32.88mm in length, 4.29mm in thickness, 21.72mm in width and 12.41g in weight.Parallels in on the database include NMS-53C1A2 and NMS-C49558. An example can also be found in Thomas (2004) p3, fig 4.24.
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