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Description: | A copper alloy Early Medieval strap end of Thomas Class A, Type 1, dating from AD 750 - 950. It is a tapering plate with a rounded attachment end, pierced by two rivet holes (now incomplete). A palmette design fills the attachment end, and then there is a small central panel which contains a Trewhiddle style animal in relief, with possible traces of niello in the recesses. The closed end is a zoomprohic moulded snout with prominant bulbous eyes, and between this and the central palen, is a moulded area with two motifs side by side, perhaps ornate and large ears.The metal has a smooth dark brown patina. On the reverse, part of the back plate at the split attachment end is missing. The strap end is 43.4mm long, 16.3mm wide and 3.6mm thick. 7.33g. The strap end can be compared to SF-EFB64A on the PAS database.See also Thomas, G. 2003 'Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100: Part I' Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 Datasheet 32.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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