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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap end of Thomas' Class A, Type 1. The object has a split at the attachment end one half of which has broken away. At the attachment end are two circular rivet holes infilled with a white material. Below these is a worn semi-circular or fan-shaped field, now very worn and/or corroded so that the details are now not visible; there is a hint of a curved engraved element with flared ends.Below the fan-shaped field, the body of the strap-end appears to be decorated with a single long-necked Trewhiddle-style animal. The head is bent back over the body towards the left of the strap-end, with two legs visible below. The deep grooves may have held niello inlay or enamelling.Towards the bottom of the strap-end is a large relief-decorated animal-head terminal. The head consists of a pair of large oval or drop-shaped ears with central relief points, then a smaller relief brow and nose with, to either side, a lower oval area representing eyes. The rear of the object is undecorated.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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