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STRAP END
Unique ID: FAKL-8498A0
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Published 
Early Medieval, cast copper alloy, strap end of Thomas' Class E 1, bearing a devolved version of Winchester style leaf decoration. The plate is double sided and decorated with a series of openings set each side of a central spine and set within a raised frame, which increases in depth where the diverging ribs, separating the openings, join it. The terminal consists of a cylindrical projection, 3.7mm diameter, on which is set a 5.6mm diameter dome. The upper part of the strap end, including the bifurcation, is missing. Condition good. Length 37.4mm, Width 15.6mm, Thickness 5.5mm, Mass 6.85g.
Broad strap ends like this, with Winchester style based decoration, date from the tenth century (Backhouse, Turner and Webster, 1984, 96-7, Nos. 81-84).
Class: Thomas Class E, Type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.4 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 6.85 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ELL 292
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backhouse, J., Turner, D.H. and Webster, L. | 1984 | The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art | British Museum Publications | 96-7 | 81-84 |
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