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Description: | A medieval copper-alloy cast zoomorphic strap end, dating to the period AD 800-900. This is a variant of the Thomas Class K, as described in his thesis "A Survey of Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap-Ends from Britain" (2000). It measures 30.65mm in length, 15.06mm at maximum width, tapering down to 6.14mm wide. The thickness of this strap end is from 9.10mm, tapering down to 3.05mm.The strap end is zoomorphic in design and is kite shaped. On the strap end there are incised ears and eyes, going down the strap end towards an incised mouth. The lower lip of this zoomorphic design is on the underside of the strap end, where otherwise there is no decoration. Two iron rivets are visible and remain in the perforations at the top, but on the underside, of the strap end. In total, the strap end weighs 9.93g.See also for similar strap ends: YORYM-650BE5 and NMS-6579F3.Helen Geake comments:The dating of these was thought by Thomas to be 9th century (2000, 219). He knew of three examples, two openwork and illustrated in the thesis. The other one (not openwork) comes from the Middle Harling report, Rogerson 1995, East Anglian Archaeology 74, p. 60-61, no. 71.
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