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Description: | A virtually complete, Early Medieval, Late C8-10th, cast, copper alloy, one piece strap end. Class B, Type 1, transverse groove design. Simple, narrow, plain type with a split attachment end. Slightly tapering shaft, with a feint moulded transverse ridge half way down and two moulded parallel transverse grooves close to the terminal which is of an acorn shape not zoomorphic. Rather worn with a dark green patina and remnants of a possible white metal surface together with one rusty iron rivet in situ where a corner of the attachment broken away. This is likely to date to 790-999AD. Ref. Detector Finds 7, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 2011, page 71-77 No. 37-39, The Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 32 Part 1, Gaber Thomas, Fig. 2 No.13 and Treasure Hunting Magazine articles 'The Anglo-Saxon strap end' Sept 1988 No. 55 & 57, 'Anglo-Saxon strap ends part 2' Nov 1990, Group F No. 3, 'Anglo-Saxon strap ends' Nov 1994, page 48-49, 'A study of 9th Century Anglo-Saxon strap ends', Dec 1997, Group F - banded types, David Halenby. The strap end is 37.48mm long, 7.97mm wide, 4.14mm thick and weighs 2.7g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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