File:Early Medieval Strap End (FindID 499556).jpg

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Early Medieval Strap End
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Norfolk County Council, Mary Chester-Kadwell, 2012-04-23 14:15:01
Title
Early Medieval Strap End
Description
English: Incomplete copper-alloy tongue-shaped strap-end with punched, openwork and moulded decoration, outside edge missing. The split end at the attachment edge is rectangular and decorated on both faces with eight punched ring-and-dots arranged in two neat rows. Two rivets pass through two of the dots. The main part depicts a grotesque creature, to be viewed with the attachment edge uppermost. The details are in relief on the front face, with blind drilled holes for the eyes and in rounded lobes on the sides. On the reverse the creature's head and arms are mirrored by concavities. Thomas 2004 Class E Type 2, sub-type (b)iii. Dimensions of length >38mm and width 27.5mm. Dates to the 10th - 11th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 900 and 1100
Accession number
FindID: 499556
Old ref: NMS-555126
Filename: 54017_LS_StrapEnd_1.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/378476
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/378476/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/499556
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