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STRAP END
Unique ID: KENT-F4E674
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An Early Medieval copper alloy strap end of c. AD 800-925 date; Thomas Class A, Type 3. The strap end is lozenge in plan with a flattened, wider eged at one end and has a flat rectangular cross secton. The object is formed of one peice with a slit at the flattered end where there are two rivet holes, the rivets are absent. One of the holes is damaged. The other end the strap end terminates in a very worn zoomorphic terminal. The upper surface has been deocrated with a silvered anthropomorphic design, most of which has now been lost. The design depicts a stylised human face in the center of an intricate lace pattern. The reverse of the starp end is undecorated.
Similar can be see in Thomas (2003) figure 1 , number 8. A very similar example can be seen from Kent on the database: KENT-4CDCF5
Length:47.92mm, Width: 15.01mm, Thickness: 2.14mm, Weight: 5.96g
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class: Thomas Class A, Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 925
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.92 mm
Width: 15.01 mm
Thickness: 2.14 mm
Weight: 5.96 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Ripple
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
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. | figure 1 | number 8 |
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