An Anglo-Scandinavian copper-alloy strap end found near Roxby cum Risby, Lincolnshire. (c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY-SA 2.0
An Anglo-Scandinavian copper-alloy strap end found near Roxby cum Risby, Lincolnshire. (c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY-SA 2.0

Copper-Alloy Strap-End (NLM-7415FD)

An Anglo-Scandinavian copper-alloy strap-end found near Roxby-cum-Risby, Lincolnshire

This copper-alloy strap-end is decorated with vaguely zoomorphic decoration and is possibly a Thomas Class B type 4. The reddish tint of the metal is often characteristic of Anglo-Scandinavian metalwork. Strap-ends came in various styles and were fairly common throughout the Viking world. They were used to decorate the ends of belts and to stop them getting damaged.

Object Type

Strap end

Date

circa 900 — 1000

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, belt_fitting, copper_alloy, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, strap_end

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Thomas, Gabor. “A survey of late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age strap-ends from Britain.” PhD diss., University of London, 2000.

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