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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy harness strap distributor,probably a cheek piece of Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) date and Anglo-Scandinavian attribution, dating from AD 1000-1100.The openwork plate is missing. It has a trapezoidal loop at the end of the projecting arm. At each corner or the outside edge of the loop, on the upper face, there is small rounded knop forming a decorative feature. The arm is sub-rectangular in cross-section and each corner is rounded. At the junction of the arm and the missing plate there is facing animal head which is reminiscent of the heads found on Class B stirrup-strap mounts. The reverse is flat.The object has no patina and the surface of the metal is dull brown and green.33.68mm in length, 16.49mm maximum width, 4.41mm thick at the centre point and weighs : 9.7gms.Similar cheek pieces have been published (Williams 2007: 3-4, fig. 4)
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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