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STRAP END
Unique ID: NARC677
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver strap-end with traces of gilding; it is broken off at both ends, but originally took the form of two flattened spatula ends separated by a narrow ribbed waist. The split end has two incised arcs which seem to represent a highly stylised version of the acanthus leaf often seen on strap-ends of the middle Saxon period, and is framed by an incised line; within the field so defined is a single T-rune. The opposite end has lost any terminating feature it originally had; it has a clear H-rune, and the remains of a possible 'i' rune where the plate is broken away. The back is plain, apart from the ribbing at the waist.
The inscription is thought to be the end of a personal name something like '-iht' as in for instance 'Hereberiht'.
Non-destructive analysis gave a result of approximately 87% silver.
Compare IOW-86D066 and BH-F2CC91, and perhaps NMS-4949D5.
Notes:
Published in the Treasure Annual Report 2000, 32, fig. 40.
Class:
Thomas Class D (variant)
Inscription:
runic
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Daventry Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: MMET261
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: AD 700
Date to: AD 800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.36 mm
Width: 15.13 mm
Thickness: 3.27 mm
Weight: 4.64 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2000 - Saturday 1st July 2000
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Treasure reference: M&ME 261
Treasure case number: MMET261
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
To be known as: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE LONG BUCKBY
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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