YORYM-45962D: Early-Medieval : Strap End

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STRAP END

Unique ID: YORYM-45962D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy strap end of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 750 - 950. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, Type 2 being tongue shaped with an elongated terminal. The opposite terminal is broken and worn. The upper surface of the strap end is decorated with a faint ring and dot design and the terminal is long, cylindrical with stepped grooves. The reverse is flat and undecorated.

The metal has a dark greenish-red patina and is worn. The strap end is 24.5mm long, 10.4mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 2.2g.

Late Anglo Saxon and Viking strap ends have been classified into several types by Thomas with this example fitting into Thomas' Class A, Type 2 which is described as "a very diverse type encompassing a range of non-representational, curvilinear and geometric patterns [..] often in combination with highly stylised animal head terminals".

Class: 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
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 750
Date to: Circa AD 950

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.5 mm
Width: 10.4 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 2.2 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E04717

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Stamped

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)
Parish or ward: Skirpenbeck (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE7357
Four figure Latitude: 54.00387583
Four figure longitude: -0.8877364
1:25K map: SE7357
1:10K map: SE75NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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