File:Anglo-Saxon strap end with animal head terminal and silvered interlace panel (FindID 189061).jpg

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Anglo-Saxon strap end with animal head terminal and silvered interlace panel
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2007-08-06 11:49:31
Title
Anglo-Saxon strap end with animal head terminal and silvered interlace panel
Description
English: Early Medieval strap end; Cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon strap end with silvered interlace decoration and zoomorphic terminal. Probably of 8th or 9th century date. The strap end is sub-rectangular, tapering slightly at the split end and narrowing to a rounded point at the terminal end. The back plate has the remains of two circular rivet holes at the split end. The front plate is broken off at the point where the rivet holes would be. The terminal end has moulded decoration indicating an animal head with circular eyes and prominent brow. The panel behind the animal head has interlace decoration, possibly in the form of a beast with a gaping mouth. The interlace panel is picked out with the remains of silvering. The back is undecorated. Length 39.0mm, width (max) 10.4mm, thickness 2.5mm, weight 4.70g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire
Date between 700 and 899
Accession number
FindID: 189061
Old ref: DENO-6F75F5
Filename: E5670 strap end.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/146612
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/146612/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/189061
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Object location53° 14′ 18.96″ N, 0° 45′ 22.24″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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