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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy strap end of probable Late Early Medieval dating (AD 750 to AD 1100).Around 50% of the strap end is present, with the lower end missing and the top edge incomplete. The top of the strap end has a split attachment end, with two incomplete rivet holes, which would have secured the strap end onto the strap. A circular sectioned copper alloy rivet is present in one of the rivet holes. Below the split top, the strap end widens into a plate. The front has been decorated. A sub circular border is present, consisting of a single row of punched dots. A second row is present at the top of the panel of decoration. Inside the border, are two forked tendrils or plants, one positioned above the other. Each of the terminals on the tendrils curves back inside itself. Traces of a black lacquer are on both the front and reverse of the strap end. The reverse is flat and undecorated.It measures 42.9 mm in length, a maximum width of 23.2 mm and a minimum of 17.9 mm. It is 4.5 mm thick. It weighs 13.0 g.The strap end is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surfae patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.Strap ends with a split attachment end are of Middle to Late Early Medieval in dating.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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