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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end, dating from the Medieval period.The uppermost element is an inverted-trapezoidal strap slot which has been formed by attaching a back plate to the base of the right-angled sides of the upper plate. Two copper-alloy rivets, one located at either end, join the two plates and would have held in place the now-missing strap. A narrower 'neck' projects straight downwards from the base of the upper plate, flaring into a forward-facing zoomorphic head with projecting snout. This head is of vaguely canine appearance, the moulded ears and brow being the only discernable facial features on the top surface. The mouth is portrayed by means of a transverse groove in the sloping front edge beneath the snout.Length: 39.3mm; width: 10.8mm; thickness: 5.2mm. Weight: 3.43g.Gabor Thomas classifies this form of strap-end as Class I, dating it to the late 11th or 12th century (see Geake 2001: Ill. 11); however, a Class I strap-end with terminal in the form of a crowned head was found in a mid to late 14th century context in London and is stylistically consistent with this date range (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 132/Fig. 86, no. 614). Given these dating anomalies, a cautious date range of 12th to 14th century is assigned to this piece. Close parallels for this relatively common form of strap-end include PAS records BH-C52097 and BH-B5EF33.
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