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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end, dating from the Medieval period.The uppermost element is strap slot, which would originally have been inverted-trapezoidal in plan but is now damaged at the top. The sub-vertical sides have a 90 degree downward bent, creating a recess for the now-missing strap. A rivet at the base of this slot would have served to attach a back plate, which is absent. A narrower 'neck' projects straight downwards from the base of the strap slot, flaring into a forward-facing zoomorphic head, which tapers towards its snout. This head is of vaguely canine appearance, its features defined by means of a series of grooves and moulded elements. The mouth, for example, is portrayed by two transverse grooves in the sloping front edge beneath the snout.Length: 23.7mm; width: 7.4mm; thickness: 4.7mm. Weight: 1.69g.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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