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STRAP END
Unique ID: FAKL-98DD5E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Fragment of an Early Medieval,cast copper alloy strap end of Thomas' Class A Type 2 'enamelled' variety. The strapend is made from thin sheet metal and the decoration consists of longitudinal rows of crescentic incisions, inlaid with what appears to be white enamel. The edges were marked by an inlaid line. Both the terminal and split end are missing, the upper end being marked by a transverse step, the back of the strap end is plain. Condition fair, Length 28.8mm, Width 14.2mm, Thickness 1.1mm, Mass 1.59g.
Enamelled strap ends were discussed by Thomas and this find fits into his Class A Type 4. The enamel is usually employed in rectangular champleve panels or, as here, inlaid into stamped or incised recesses. Strap ends of this type were seen as being a southern type and this find from north of the Humber is an interesting extension to the distribution.
Class: Class A Type 4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 920
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.8 mm
Width: 14.2 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 1.59 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ELL298
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Elloughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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. | Fig. 1 | 10 |
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