Record ID: NARC-5FE8EA
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy zoomorphic Strap End of Early Medieval date (AD 750-1066). The object is the terminating end of a tongue-shaped strap end. The retained portion tapers to form a rounded terminal in the form of a moulded animal head. There is a sub-rectangular cell at the upper end of the fragment. The lower portion has an incised decoration composed of two transverse lines, between which are two rows of two crescents. Below which the object is faceted with two opposing, upper and lower, sections to form the eyes and snout of the beast. The underside of the strap end is pla…
Created on: Thursday 5th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2018
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