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STRAP END
Unique ID: LVPL849
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Typical 9th century AD strap-end with characteristic animal head terminal. The central decorated panel comprises a four-spoked wheel with symmetrical foliate device either side. The border is notched. Two rivet holes at notched butt-end.
Notes:
Recorded by Stephen Penney. One of two 9th century strap-ends found in this area.
Class: Thomas Class A, Type 2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 10 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 1999
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Incised
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: CHESHIRE CHURCH MINSHULL
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haldenby, D. | 1998 | A study of 9th century Anglo-Saxon strap ends |
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