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STRAP END
Unique ID: YORYM-D46A9A
Object type certainty: Certain
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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 1 with zoomorphic terminal and Trewhiddle style decoration. The strap end is a pointed oval in shape with a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end and a worn break at the opposite end to which an open split attachment terminal would have extended. One corner of the broken end is distorted and bent forward. The zoomorphic terminal is in the form of a forward facing animal head with rounded eyes and a stub-nosed snout. The central panel bears an indistinct interlaced design, presumably representing Trewhiddle style beast, and retains a patch of niello. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
The metal has a dark black/grey patina and is worn. The strap end is 29.1mm long, 11.5mm wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 2.9g.
Late Anglo Saxon and Viking strap ends have been classified into several types by Thomas with this example fitting into Thomas' Class A, Type 1 dating broadly from the 8th to 9th centuries. Strap ends are a common Early-Medieval find though this type is thought to be particularly typical of the 9th century due to its representation within coin hoards as well as its stylistically diagnostic features.
Class: Thomas Class A, Type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
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: 29.1 mm
Width: 11.5 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04936
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Acklam (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7961
Four figure Latitude: 54.03893682
Four figure longitude: -0.79517833
1:25K map: SE7961
1:10K map: SE76SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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