Rights Holder: Kent County Council
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Unique ID: KENT-010E26
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy strap end with zoomorphic terminal in the form of a stylised animal head with ears. The strap end is formed from a sungle piece of metal, and has two rivet holes for attachment to the strap. The object is rather worn, with most of the decorative detail now obscured. It fall's within Thomas' Class A, which date from the late 8th to 10th centuries AD.
Class: Thomas Class A, Type uncertain
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 775
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Quantity: 1
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th October 2003
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Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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