Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-92089B
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Early Medieval copper-alloy strap end with a flat devolved zoomorphic terminal. The body of the strap end is decorated with a cross with expanding terminals and curving sides; this design is inlaid, possibly with niello. The strap end has a split end with two iron rivets. Thomas Class A, Type 2.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 750
Date to: Circa AD 950
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.31 mm
Width: 11.96 mm
Weight: 5.84 g
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Other reference: B17-618
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello
4 Figure: SU3737
Four figure Latitude: 51.13108746
Four figure longitude: -1.47260744
1:25K map: SU3737
1:10K map: SU33NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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