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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy strap end dating to the later early-medieval period. Overall the strap end has a tapering linear body with a central oval swelling. The tip of the strap end is worn but zoomorphic elements can be seen. The strap end has a split end for attachment to the strap, however one of the plates is broken and missing; there are three rivet holes, two now broken and one in the centre of the split end may be a repair. The upper face of the strap end is decorated with crude incised geometric designs. The oval section has a rope-like pattern around the outer edge with a single-lined star feature within a circle in the centre. Unusually colouring survives in these designs - the ropework is pinkish and the star green. One the front end of the strap end, above the zoomorphic terminal is an hourglass shape formed of two triangles set tip-to-tip. This is also coloured green. The zoomorphic terminal is crude with the ears depicted by two short transverse lines without any colour definition surviving. The forehead is depicted by double parallel longitudinal lines and the nose by a moulded definition. The reverse of the strap end is flat and undecorated.A very similar strap end has been recorded from Barton Stacey in Hampshire (HAMP-3778) and another from Great Shefford in Berkshire (BERK-197DDA). It dates from c. AD 900-1000 and can be classed as Thomas's (2003) Class F.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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