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STRAP END

Unique ID: SOMDOR-90B3C6

Object type certainty: Probably
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Fragment of copper alloy strap fitting. Small zoomorphic head with a short length of shaft from the back. The head is fox-like with the nose,eyes and small ears visible. From behind the ears the object narrows into a straight shaft at the end of which are the remains of a rivet hole. The object is broken at this point. It is possibly part of a small strap-end with a separate, riveted plate. Possibly a belt mount.

Notes:

From paper record 2002. PAL1247

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 850
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.5 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 2.75 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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