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STRAP END
Unique ID: NMS-F4D7E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap-end of Thomas (2003) Class A, Type 5, attachment edge missing, broken across two rivet holes, rather abraded. Apparently engraved fan-shaped field. Three club-shaped fields (cf. ibid. fig.1 no.12) are filled with off-white niello in which one tiny fragment of silver wire inlay survives. The ears of the animal head are abraded, but apparently enhanced by engraving. The eyes are drilled and the snout badly damaged. 32.5 x 14mm. 9th century.
Class: Thomas Class A, Type 5
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.5 mm
Width: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st March 2006 - Thursday 16th March 2006
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 44766
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Briningham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, G. | 2003 | Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part I | Lincolnshire | Finds Research Group AD 700-1700. | Class A, Type 5 |
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