Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Early Medieval copper alloy strap end
Strap end made from two thin strips of metal soldered together. The strap was fixed by means of a single ritet. the attached end of the tag is decorated with parallel grooves and a saltire. The free end is plain and has a marked bevel on its upper surface, and a less marked one underneath. Similar examples have ben discovered at Chessel Down, IOW, and Herpes, Charente. The Herpes parallel suggests a date in 6th Century AD.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/A.5
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 12; Cut XVI East, Layer 3. Context U U: unstratified
Measurements
length / mm:36
maximum width / mm:6
width / mm
thickness / mm:1
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