Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Early Medieval copper alloy strap end

Fragment of a tongue-shaped copper alloy strap end. Rounded edge at tapered end. The main body is decorated with assymetric interlace openwork design, possibly anthropomorphic? The attachment end is broken and the surfaces are worn.

LI1.7

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

96.8H/2

Find Information

Site Name: Monknash, Vale of Glamorgan

Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 20th century (1976-2000)

Acquisition

purchase, 29/5/1996

Measurements

length / mm:54.6
width / mm:23.3
thickness / mm:2
weight / g:15.5

Material

Copper alloy

Location

location verified by EMC

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