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Description: | A copper alloy strap end with a zoomorphic terminal. A rectangular strap end. The attachment end flares into a flattened split plate with broken rivet holes at each corner. Below the split plate the strap end is decorated with two transverse ridges. The strap end is D-shaped in cross section and tapers slightly before expanding into a block-like zoomorphic terminal. The terminal is in the form of an animal head with long, rounded ears cast in relief above an angular head with small pointed oval eyes on the front corners and a faceted tapering muzzle ending in a broken oval knop snout.Thomas Class 1 Type BDate:Middle Early-Medieval to Late Early-Medieval - c. AD 750 - 1050Dimensions: 40.03mm x 8.12 mm x 4.48 mmWeight: 6.20 g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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