Record ID: DUR-1B50E2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper Anglo-Saxon strap end, Thomas type A1, Trewhiddle Style, dating to c. 800-1000 AD. The strap end tapers towards a zoomorphic terminal. It is almost complete with only one half of the split end missing. The half that remains has rounded corners and two circular holes, both of which have raised borders, where it would have attached to the strap. In between the two holes is a raised vertical line which separates out into two, which widen towards the end. In between these two widened ends is an upside down V. The main body of the strap end has a central abstract zoomorph…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 19th March 2014
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Record ID: DUR-E573C1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Early Medieval weight, late 9th- 10th century in date. Hiberno-Norse/ Viking in style. It is circular in plan and has been cast. It has decoration on the upper face which has been cast integrally with the weight. It consists of a triskele motif which is concave. Within the arms of the triskele are small crescents. Around the edge is a single grooved line. The upper face was possibly silvered orginally and traces of this now remain. There is the remains of a possible casting sprue on one edge, a small circular protrusion. The weight has a mainly dark green pati…
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-E2AAA4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Early Medieval harness link, consisting of a small central dome with two arms, each terminating in a circular loop with three projecting knops. The central domed section has a projecting knop at the top and bottom. The surface is corroded and uneven with a base red-brown colour and patches of green. These harness links are well known from Britain and Scandinavia although their precise function is uncertain. A very similar item, although with four arms in a cross shape has been recorded on the database already and can be seen at LVPL-876B97.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-A46376
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Early Medieval buckle. It is D-shaped in plan with a narrowed strap bar. The pin is missing. The patina is uneven with most of the original surface now missing.
Created on: Monday 24th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Record ID: DUR-FF0ED2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch from the 6th century AD. The side and top knobs are semi-circular and hollow and have been cast integrally to the brooch. The headplate is square with a slightly raised sub-rectangular central panel which runs from the top knob to where the head meets the bow. This panel widens towards the bow. The bow is concave and has a central vertical grooved line as decoration. The lappets on each side of the flat panel below the bow extend vertically outwards before curving downwards and narrowing to a rounded terminal. The upper part of the catchp…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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