Record ID: PUBLIC-2D6A79
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete early Medieval cast Copper alloy strap end. AD 800 - AD 900 The strap end consists of a central shaft with a slightly damaged flat trapezoid plate terminal at the top with an inscribed border and a bifurcated end. There are two attachments holes through the two elements of the attachment end. Each contain a Copper alloy rivet. The shaft is half round in section, flat on the back and the lower end of the item has a moulded zoomorphic terminal. The terminal replicates a beast head with two circular hollows for eyes and a triangular incised border for the nose. The holes we…
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-045590
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval cast Copper alloy strap end. AD 800 - AD 900 The strap end has a long tapering shaft and a flat trapezoid terminal with a bifurcated end and twin cusps with a hole below each cusp. The holes are now filled with corrosion product. The shaft is sub-oval in section, and tapers to a slightly moulded zoomorphic terminal representative of a beast head. The surface of the strap end is abraded and a mottled dark-green colour. It is decorated with an incised pattern, which is unidentifiable due to corrosion. The strap end measures 33.00 mm long, 8.75 mm wide and 3.17 mm…
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-03B219
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early Medieval, Copper alloy bifurcated strap end belonging to Thomas' Class A1 and of 9th century date. The bifurcated attachment has a sub-triangular moulding extending down from two drilled rivet holes. One hole contains a Copper alloy rivet and the other is broken away. Below the triangle, a panel contains a Trewhiddle design in relief which possibly contains an animal with interlace. The terminal is truncated from an old break. Traces of silvering remain on the front side in the areas of high relief. The back is plain. Overall the object is in good condition w…
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5FE8BD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval cast Copper-alloy strap end of Thomas' Class B, Type 1 dating to c. AD 750-1050. The strap-end consists of a sub-oval bifurcated plate tapering into a sub-rectangular zoomorphic terminal. The large end is decorated in Trewhiddle style, the fine detail is lost to abrasion. The rectangular lower section of the object is decorated on the front face with transverse, incised lines which create six ribs. The lower rib is wider and below it are traces of a zoomorphic head; Two visible pointed oval ears and a semi-circular snout at the lower end. The bifu…
Created on: Friday 9th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-85662E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval Copper-alloy composite strap end. The object consists of two tapering Copper-alloy plates with a Copper-alloy spacer, fixed between them by a Copper alloy rivet at the narrowing end. This feature extends 17.42 mm from the terminal that tapers to a right angle finished with a central knop. The opposing end of the object is bifurcated, where a small piece of organic material, possibly leather is extant within the opening. A central piercing exists, close to this end and it contains a Copper alloy rivet. The plates terminate with squared edges at this end. The obje…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6F56E6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval forked spacer for a composite strap-end (AD c.1270-c.1450), missing the tip of one of its forks. It has a plain acorn knop terminal with a collar dividing the acorn element from the two prongs. The prongs are flat and rectangular in cross-section and unequal in length: the complete fork measures 23.09 mm from collar to tip whilst the incomplete prong measures 17.47 mm. The object is fairly corroded and has a green patina. Overall the object measures 30.11 mm long, 21.3mm wide and 4.3mm thick at the terminal. It weighs 2.46 grams. Examples of fork…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-0EFDF3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast Copper alloy strap end of early Medieval period, probably Anglo-Scandinavian. The object is bifurcated at one end to terminate the end of a textile or leather strap. The bifurcation has a circular hole which contains a Copper alloy rivet. The front face is decorated with an incised zoomorphic design within a rectangular border, there are traces of silver in the grooves. The end opposite the rivet, exhibits vestiges of a decorative trilobe arrangement. The strap end has a mid green patina which is abraded, damaged and corroded. Dimensions, length: 31.62mm, Width: 16.…
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-8EFEC7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early Medieval zoomorphic strap end of Thomas Class B, Type 1. A broad timeline for production of the type is c. AD 750 - 1100. Obverse: A transverse, split end terminal is present with two circular perforations through both sections that provide for a means of attachment. The copper alloy rivets are in-situ and are divided by a decorative 'V' shaped notch. From this point, the top section tapers to meet four horizontal incised lines. A plain section follows and the incised line pattern repeats. The remainder consists of a stylised animal head with incised ears and t…
Created on: Sunday 13th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-ED0B4A
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete medieval copper-alloy forked spacer from a composite strap end. The spacer has two tapering prongs which form the fork; both prongs are broken and now of differing lengths. The prongs terminate in ragged old breaks and are slightly bent in profile. They converge to form a prominent acorn knop terminal which is nestled within a cup and surmounted on a small collar. The acorn and its cup do not appear decorated. The acorn is of three-dimensional form and crudely fashioned. The condition of the strap-end is fair with corrosion product as well as concretions present. Sold…
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-DB1641
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete sub circular spacer plate from a Medieval cast copper alloy strap end, c 1350-1400 AD. The central plate is rectangular in cross section. It flares at the attachment end into a fork where one leg is broken close to its source whilst the other leg is complete. The terminal end consists of a three part moulding; an acorn knop rising from a round collar over a sub-square collar. The plate is 33.68 mm long, 14.32 mm wide, 3.7 mm thick and weighs 2.51 grammes. Condition is fair with some corrosion and flaky-green patina. A similar example can be seen in Egan (1991) p 141 f…
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-3D1895
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy composite strap end dating to the medieval period. The strap end is sub-rectangular in plan with a narrow nib at one end. The attachment end is concave. A small copper-alloy rivet is located at either end for retaining a forked spacer between two sheet alloy plates, the spacer is loose. Condition is good, with a light to medium, abraded green patina exposing the base metal. The dimensions are: 22.39 mm wide, 15.00 mm wide and 3.45 mm thick. Weight is:4.21 grammes.
Created on: Tuesday 27th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-714554
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and very worn Early Medieval cast copper-alloy strap end of Thomas Class B type 1 (c. late 8th - 11th century AD). This artefact has a wedge-shaped split end and tapers through the shaft to a zoomorphic terminal. The shaft has a low hemispherical section whilst the wedge-shaped split end is flat and rectangular in cross-section. The split end is broken and worn, with the attachment holes now missing. The narrow end is atypical with a zoomorphic terminal, now heavily worn. A snout at the tip of the narrow end is divided by a prominent crossover shape depicting the brow and s…
Created on: Thursday 10th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F42A80
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval strap end. The strap end is sub elongated trapezoid in plan which tapers slightly and one narrow terminal is pointed with a knop at the terminal. The larger endhas a trilobe design with the central lobe sub-circular and the outside lobes of a triangular shape.The strap end is made up of two copper alloy sheets and a copper alloy spacer. The two sheets are held together by a copper alloy rivet at either terminal. The strap end is undecorated. The surface of the strap end has a mid green/grey patina. In length the strap end is 24.06 mm, 13.25mm wide and 2.61…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CC45D4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian zoomorphic apparent strap end, c. 11th century AD. The strap end consists of an elongated terminal in the form of an animal's head, which is hemispherical in cross-section; the end is decorated on the outer surface with an elongated snout, raised domed forehead and neck, with elaborate raised decoration indicating snout and lobed tendrils flowing from the snout and the back of the head. The rebated attachment retains the remains of two square-sectioned iron rivets, which would have attached to the leather strap on the…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-765434
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and very worn Early Medieval cast copper-alloy strap end of Thomas Class B type 1 (c. 9th century AD). This artefact has a wedge-shaped split end and tapers through the shaft to a zoomorphic terminal. The shaft is hemispherical in section whilst the wedge-shaped split end is flat and rectangular in cross-section. At the wedge-shaped end, two rivet holes are visible, though iron corrosion product has blocked them in both plan view and profile, suggesting use of iron rivets. The wedge-shaped end is decorated with niello in the form of a diamond within a diamond, with a vertic…
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-763F11
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded Early Medieval cast copper-alloy strap end of Thomas Class B type 1 (c. 9th century AD). This artefact has a wedge-shaped split end and tapers through the shaft to a zoomorphic terminal. The shaft has a more substantial rectangular section whilst the wedge-shaped split end is thin and flat in cross-section; the lower section has been lost in previous damage. At the wedge-shaped end, two rivet holes are visible, though the upper surface of the left side hole is missing. The wedge-shaped end is plain except for single lines abutting the exterior edges. From th…
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-762FD8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and incomplete Early Medieval cast copper-alloy strap end of Thomas Class A type 2 (c. 9th century AD). This artefact has a broadly sub-oval form with convex sides and a flat, rectangular cross-section, with a slight curvature in profile. It has a split end which has broken on both sides across the rivet holes, and tapers gradually to a flattened terminal in the shape of a zoomorphic head moulded in low relief. The body of the strap end has been incised with geometric decorative patterns. Just below the break in the body, three sides of an incised rounded square are visible…
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 22nd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-049893
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy composite strap end, dating to the Medieval period (c. 12th-15th century AD). This strap end consists of two sub-rectangular sheets of copper alloy, fashioned into a tongue-shaped form with sub-triangular, pointed end; round aperture, grooved on front; tapering sides; two rivets. The strap end would have held a copper alloy spacer to maintain tension on the leather strap, which would have been held between the plates by the rivets at the wider end. It seems likely that this would have been a forked spacer (cf. Egan and Pritchard 1991, Fig. 93). It measur…
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2011
Last updated: Sunday 2nd December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-047676
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Medieval strap end formed from two sheet plates, riveted together by a single rivet at each end. The strap end is sub-rectangular in plan, tapering from the attachment end to the closed end. The narrow terminal is pointed with a knop at the end. There seem to be very faint remnants of some incised decoration, although it is not discernible at present. It measures 16.5mm long, 11.3mm wide, 1.5mm thick and weighs 1.07 grams. Cf. Egan and Pritchard (2002), Figs. 93 and 96, pp140-148 for similar strap ends. A 13th-14th century date is likely.
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 26th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.