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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of early medieval date. The strap end is sub oval in plan and sub rectangular in cross section with a zoomorphic terminal. There is an old break at the top of the object where the split for the strap is located; the upper metal section is now broken and missing. The central panel of the strap end bears Trewhiddle style decoration in the form of an aniaml sitting down, probably a dog, executed in blocky rather than sinuous detail. This design is enclosed within a sub-rectangular border with wedge-in-cresent border at the split end. The terminal of the strap end has block-like panels of varying sizes which emphasise the eyes and ears of a beast. The narrowed terminal end represents the snout of the creature. The reverse of the strap end is plain and undecorated. This strap end can be catagorised as a Thomas (2001) Class A Type 1 strap end, with Trewhiddle decoration being characteristic of the type. Similarly depicted dogs can be seen on a good number of strap ends recorded on this database, including DUR-B8B2F6 and DUR-5223F0. Thomas (2001) suggests a broad date range of c. AD 750-1100 for the use of these strap ends, however it is likely to have been manufactured in the 9th century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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