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Description: | A worn and incomplete copper-alloy strap end of Early-Medieval date. It is missing parts of the attachment end due to old breaks. It is rectangular in form with convex sides, tapering to a rounded zoomorphic terminal. At the split attachment end are the remains of two circular rivet holes, with traces of uncertain decorative elements on the front face. The front face of the plate has the worn remains of a central rectangular panel with niello decoration, the precise form uncertain due to the preservation of the object. Beneath this is the zoomorphic terminal, which has large oval ears, oval eyes, and an elongated rounded snout. The entire object measures 36.26mm in length, 9.39mm in width, 1.77mm in thickness, and 2.75g in weight. This strap end falls into Thomas' Class A Saxon strap ends due to the presence of a split attachment end, the shape of the plate, the zoomorphic terminal, and the decorative elements on the front face (Thomas, 2003). This indicates a date range in the c.9th century AD for the current example.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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