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Description: | An incomplete strap end of late Early-Medieval date. Only the terminal end survives, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. It is tongue-shaped in form with rounded base, decorated with moulded and openwork decorative elements in the Winchester style. This comprises an outer border, within which the strap end has double-sided and symmetrical openwork motifs, of which two opposing circular elements and a bottom central oval element survive. Potentially these are derived from 'inhabited plant-scroll' motifs, characterised by the use of foliate decoration containing confronting pairs of animals or birds, or in some cases simply stylised symmetrical plant-scroll motifs. However, the preservation of the current example does not allow for a close identification of the decoration. This strap end measures 19.40mm in length, 25.71mm in width, 2.54mm in thickness, and weighs 4.27g. The use of the Winchester style of decoration on this strap end indicates it is from Thomas' Class E Type 1 strap ends. These demonstrate Anglo-Scandinavian influence and are dated to the 10th or 11th centuries AD. See Thomas, 2004: pp.2-3, fig. 4.
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